Molly Frederick’s most recent poem to appear here was Brown-Eyed Susans (January 2012). The End Is Not NearBy Molly Frederick Even the last word is not the last word. This morning’s blizzard seemedeternal.But–abruptly–having nothing moreto say, it stopped:A last word? Soon a stiff brown leaf skipped past,turning perfect cartwheels acrossthe snow’s pristine surface.finally coming to a jittery halt:Its […]
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Mingled Purposes
Bobbie Troy’s most recent poem to appear here was She: In Depression (March 2012). Mingled PurposesBy Bobbie Troy in the chaosof mingled purposeswe tryto make tragedy ephemeralor even nonexistentwe try to place the sunwhere we want it to shine but yet we endeavorto sift through the chaosto find that one bit of truth,validity, reason, or lovethat will make […]
Love
Murray Dunlap’s most recent poem to appear here was At Last (March 2012). LoveBy Murray Dunlap The amount of love is magnified by lossThe wariness to reenter, confoundingHowever, I believe in loveAnd so it goesI reenter, like it or notMy heart aches and turnsMy heart aches with heartacheStupid poemMy belief is that love, the poison, is the only […]
Color
Vivekanand Jha’s most recent poem to appear here was Stigmatic Widowhood (March 2012).ColorBy Vivekanand Jha I do not know which colorcolor is made of. It changes like a lizardlike ungrateful man to his needslike politicians according toclimatic conditions of election. Color is as fictitious and gullible asthe tears of woman and crocodile. Color is as fragile and […]
For Jane Kenyon
Charles Bane, Jr is a widely published poet. His work has appeared in The Criterion: An International Journal in English, Durable Goods, Clutching at Straws, and museumviews.com, among others. His first book of poetry, The Chapbook: Poems by Charles Bane, Jr(Curbside Splendor) appeared in July 2011. A new collection will be published by Curbside Splendor in fall 2012. […]
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