Nathaniel S Rounds’ poem 567903ASDW appeared here in April 2012. Vodka By Nathaniel S Rounds Tolstoy, I adore your companyBut there are times whenI think that good wine of good vintageSelected for its single bottle offeringIs better than pouringFevered intoxication over grain in the table’s surfaceFor highlighted detail and accentuation I can’t cut through your sulfur and […]
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Caption for My Life
John Harper is a graduate of the Writer’s Workshop at Iowa and has published his poetry in literary journals like Diagram, Mid-American Poetry Review, Cutbank, Spinning Jenny, and Zoland Poetry. He was a book finalist with Four Way Books and has a chapbook called Peek-a-Boo Terrain. Caption for My Life By John Harper do i sing well enoughinto […]
Desert Dreamtime
Moriah LaChapell’s poem Her Perfume appeared here in February 2011. Desert Dreamtime By Moriah LaChapell Lyingin a pink bedI hear the callof a desert owlsoft and lowon a blue velvetevening. On such a nightdreams are sacredand memoriesremain lucidlong afterthe years passand the wallsare painted whitewhen the brunettebeauty goes to college.
Stravinsky 62
WK Kortas is an itinerant civil servant living in the wilds of northern Pennsylvania; he lives and works by the maxim “Mediocre means better than some.” Stravinsky 62By WK KortasThere are notions which prove imperviousTo the forces of nature, the whims of politicians and philosophersPerhaps even, in the final analysis, to time itself.Tell me, what […]
Orlando
Diane Sciacchitano’s poem Next Station appeared here in February 2013. Orlando By Diane Sciacchitano There he sitsSharing a smile with anyone who greets him.I navigate the long rows of tables and then–I stop.His eyes shine as he looks at me.“So happy to see you once again!”His face lights up.He apologizes for forgetting my name.I listen while he […]
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