Sandy has left her mark on New Jersey, homeland of vox poetica and unbound CONTENT. With no power, intermittent connectivity, and assorted other complications, I’ve been forced to reduce operations here in Englewood. I’m told it could take 7-10 days to restore service, but I’m hoping to continue daily site updates at the very least […]
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Not an Accident
Bud Smith writes from Washington Heights in New York City near an open window where he can hear the moon scraping across the tips of surrounding buildings. Visit his website. Not an AccidentBy Bud Smith real love is a car crashthat you survivewhether the air bags deploywhether you go through the windshieldwhether you explode on impact […]
On Resonance
Originally from the Philippines, Gemma Manuel Ybarra grew up largely in West Africa. The greatest boon of having to travel at an early age was the lack of time for television; there were far too many places to explore, too many books to read, languages and cultures to learn. She got into the habit of […]
Not Entirely Becoming Grandma
KJ Hannah Greenberg’s most recent poem to appear here was Fifty Is Years Old Enough (September 2012).Not Entirely Becoming GrandmaBy KJ Hannah GreenbergPurple and white cardboard frames the face, grown on a matron,Escaped from Europe’s World War II ravages, while prepubescent.Seasons spent sewing coat buttons, in Garment District circumstances,Wrought changes in eyesight, compromised dexterity; her swollenHands hold […]
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