Kevin Ridgeway’s most recent poem to appear here was Guest Room (April 2012). For Minnie (1909-2009)By Kevin Ridgeway Where will you gowith your wrinkledwisdom,your century old spark,your down on yourhands and kneescleaning the floorand the soulsbravado,your geniusat holding eachchild andknowingwhat lurks behindthoseeyesspinningstories Where will you gowhen you’ve beaten it outof every enemy,hugged everyloved onebreathlessand told themevery last thingyou mean Where will you gowhen you dieare […]
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Afternoon Lullaby
Jolene Paternoster’s most recent poem to appear here was Point Pleasant Beach in January (July 2012). Afternoon LullabyBy Jolene Paternoster My child sits on a pink knit blanketon my mother’s full-sized bedopening and closing her fists and mouthto the rhythm of her need for me–the rhythm of a song I do not know.But I move to it […]
St Francis, the rain
Cassie Premo Steele’s most recent poem to appear here was I love the way men talk (July 2012). Her newest collection of poetry, The Pomegranate Papers (unbound CONTENT 2012), is available here. Yes, you heard it here first: The Pomegranate Papers is unbound CONTENT’s best-selling title to date. Woo hoo! St Francis, the rainBy Cassie Premo Steele Francis, the rain tipped the […]
I Sleep on Bare Rock
Emily Strauss has written her whole life. Her poems have appeared in more than 20 online journals such as Willows Wept Review, Red Ochre LiT, Forge Journal, and Shot Glass Journal. Emily often writes responsively based on natural scenes she’s visited. This poem was inspired by the Red Rock country of the west. I Sleep on Bare […]
Isn’t That What the Night Is For?
Christopher Roe’s most recent poem to appear here was Once upon a primal scream, published as part of Contributor Series 11: On Birthdays in July 2012. Isn’t That What the Night Is For?By Christopher Roe Collected thoughts in a thick, red bookthe rhythm of my life written downhoping it has some significance,some importance, to someoneand so […]
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