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Worthing

01.04.13 Posted in today's words by

Angharad Williams is a full-time poet and coffee drinker, part-time social researcher and charity worker originally from the seaside and now living in Manchester, England.WorthingBy Angharad Williams Air clogged with salt and spray,the good girl walking on pebblesthe dull ache of sea-battered corners tentative steps and aninner mantra of shells.The swirly, mobile home.The Mussel, empty, […]


Un

01.03.13 Posted in today's words by

Frank Cavano’s most recent poem to appear here was To a Mother Who Has Lost a Son (or Daughter) (December 2012).UnBy Frank Cavano Unceasing changes, uncertain outcomesunwelcome weather, unexpected pregnanciesunremitting maladies, unbearable tragediesunrequited love, unacceptable dissimilaritiesunbridled animosities, unforgiving ideologiesunbalanced dictators, unrest across the globe Too much un-ness in the world Write, then, to mastermerely momentscontrol what appearsin […]


Riding Waves

01.03.13 Posted in words to linger on by

Amy Hudock, PhD, is a writer, professor, and editor who lives in South Carolina with her family. She is the coeditor of Literary Mama: Reading for the Maternally Inclined (Seal Press 2006) and American Women Prose Writers, 1820-1870 (Gale 2001). Her work has been anthologized in the Chicken Soup for the Soul and Cup of Comfort series, as well as in Torn: True Stories […]


Found

01.02.13 Posted in today's words by

Murray Dunlap’s most recent poem to appear here was All Things Fresh and Beautiful (December 2012).FoundBy Murray Dunlap In my time of recoveryMany a dreaded decision was madeHurting many.But, I finally found loveThe greatest item to recoverAnd I hope it dearFor my life is at last a real lifeOne wherein I am found.I believe in love.


Demulcent

01.01.13 Posted in today's words by

Fred Chandler is the author of 2 chapbooks, A Flying Frog and X Factor. He is a recipient of a National Endowment for the Humanities grant, a fellow of the American Film Institute, a member of the Writers Guild of America and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Fred’s poems have appeared in The Pink Chameleon, Splizz, Northern […]


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