Lynn Ciesielski is a former special education teacher. She has an MS from SUNY Buffalo and taught in city schools for more than 18 years. Since she retired she has devoted most of her time to her family and her writing. Her first chapbook, I Speak in Tongues, was released by Foothills Publishing in 2012. Her work […]
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At Zero
Douglas Polk’s most recent poem to appear here was Anxiety Renewed (May 2013). At ZeroBy Douglas Polk existence yet to be defined,the perfect state,the essence of purity,nirvana,at zero,the moment creation takes place,the universe began,a thought developed and made our own,at zero,a frightening place to be.
The Price
Kyle Newman writes poetry. The PriceBy Kyle Newman Progress turns in reverse, westen civilizationunraveling the grand romance of its words. Little Boy and Fat Man slurp skywardinto the cavity of each B-29.Sooty women and children backpedalthrough factory gates as the sundips in the east. Fifty million Africans,chained in two-by-six racksbeneath the deck,retreat across the Atlantic. […]
Still the Same Yellow Flower
Laura Zucca-Scott’s most recent poem to appear here was If you need a friend (May 2013). Still the Same Yellow FlowerBy Laura Zucca-Scott On my way to workI stop mesmerizedThere is a yellow flowerSticking its head outSurrounded by the dewy spring grassAn estranged prisoner in a silent warIt is the same flower that grew outside my Grandma’s […]
The Oak
Harris Tobias’ most recent poem to appear here was The Maple (June 2013). The OakBy Harris Tobias I wonder does the infant oaklook up into its mother’s lofty crownAnd think it some cruel jokeThat it is so tiny and earthbound?And does the towering mother, looking downOn her small sprout, take noteOn how far her baby has to […]
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