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567903ASDW

04.19.12 Posted in words to linger on by

A reformed photographer born in Wichita Falls TX, Nathaniel S Rounds writes from Halifax, Nova Scotia.567903ASDWBy Nathaniel S RoundsI painted a portrait of an angry squirrel on pastry clothAnd stretched it over a tepee frameWhich I stationed in my neighbour Anne’s backyardAnd mounted a telescope at the topSo Anne and I could eat honey and […]


Another View

04.18.12 Posted in today's words by

William C Ross’ most recent poem to appear here was Some Debatable Questions (April 2012).  Another ViewBy William C Ross Those who have known loss are not losers;They are stronger for enduring the pain.And that strength they will share with the winners,The ones who have known only gain. And all those alone are not lonely;They abide with […]


Chameleon

04.17.12 Posted in today's words by

Liz Farrell’s most recent poem to appear here was Flashbacks (November 2011). ChameleonBy Liz Farrell So many times before I lost myself.A relationship chameleonChanging my colorsModifying myself to fit the situationBeing whatever I needed to be All this just to survive.I have changed so many timesGreen? Red? Purple?Blue with pink spots?With you I found my color.The real me […]


When Beached

04.16.12 Posted in today's words by

John Grey’s most recent poem to appear here was A Saturday in May (October 2011). When BeachedBy John Grey The beach is nothing but gray basaltfrom some volcanic eruptiondeep in the island’s palm shrouded memory.The ocean cards rockthrough its relentless mill,scrapes and shapes,for time immaterial.It’s the endless siege of shorelineswhere water cannot let land lieand land resists,like the […]


Where Poetry Exists

04.16.12 Posted in words to linger on by

Brian Fanelli’s poems have appeared or are forthcoming in Harpur Palate, Evening Street Review, The Portland Review, Boston Literary Magazine, Blue Lotus Review, Inkwell Journal, Pennsylvania Literary Journal, Chiron Review, and other publications. He is the author of the chapbook Front Man and his first full-length collection is forthcoming in 2013 from unbound CONTENT. Brian also writes poetry reviews for PANK and […]


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