Kathie attends RCCC in Concord NC. Her major is nursing, though writing has found its way into her heart. She’s been blessed with a wonderfully supportive husband, Eddie, and their beautiful daughter, Star. She hopes you’ll also enjoy her work found in The Rainbow Rose, Welcome to Wherever, and Long Story Short sometime in the […]
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Spring, After the Drought
Christine Nichols is a new poet from Stillwater OK. Her work has been published in Shadows Express and Camel Saloon. Visit her blog. Spring, After the DroughtBy Christine Nichols It’s hard to have faithafter the drought,but he plants. His cracked hands curvein a holy water clutch.They shelter cherished heirlooms,tiny teardrop seeds. He leads them to the musky soilkneels deep in […]
God’s Canvas
Jacob Guariglia is 15 years old and he lives in Reno NV. This is his first published poem (congratulations Jacob!). He plays the violin and the guitar and he feels poetry is a connection point among the arts. God’s CanvasBy Jacob Guariglia The burning light is nearly outGod picks up his delicate paintbrushAnd strolls over […]
23 Blocks
Kate Hammerich’s most recent poem to appear here was stitches (August 2012). 23 BlocksBy Kate Hammerichthe laughing, the ragging, the bragging,someone pausing to swig from a beer, the bottle is the colorof the floor, it leaves rings in the dust from where it is picked up,passed around like I wish they would pass me around, the sexI […]
Flashback
Alan Britt’s most recent poem to appear here was The Art of Kissing (August 2012). FlashbackBy Alan Britt ( … a flashback of stray loves) –Bina Sarkar Ellias A flock of stray loves, you say,sliding like molecules acrossthe full black moon of the pupil. Flock that forgets itself. Flock that hovers open flames,owl’s eyes tattooed on each wing,danger […]
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