R Martin Basden’s most recent poem to appear here was Mark the Date (August 2012). Sandy Hook Silence By R Martin Basden A photograph ofbreathless complaintthrown heavenwardfrom gaped mouth conveyswithout translationthe rhetoric of pain That imageseen from our harm-free perchcommands our empathetic choruscry outcry outwail in their stead

Abbie Johnson Taylor’s most recent poem to appear here was Cancer (October 2012). Bill’s Hands By Abbie Johnson Taylor Soft, gentle, they caressed me,once milked cows, fed livestock, gathered eggs,tapped computer keys in a busy office,glided back and forth along Braille pages,placed a ring on my finger, as he said, “I do.”When one hand no longer worked,the […]

Christopher Roe’s most recent poem to appear here was Signs (December 2012). Waiting for the bus By Christopher Roe Buses shamble like large beetleshaltingly through the streetsand scud into the dark tunnelsunder the hills to the sunshineon the other side of the hill they scatter with a hiss and growland we, the lowly commuters,their droppings along the way.

Nicole Yurcaba’s most recent poem to appear here was Where are all the poems? (September 2012). After Tarring the Corn Bin By Nicole Yurcaba Tar-fingerprints scar your ballcapafter I haphazardly retrieve it from the mud’s graspone afternoon when the wind blows it from your headafter we finish tarring the corn bin to seal its base’s cracks. Despite […]