Juliana Norwood’s most recent poem to appear here was Write what you know (April 2013). PlaygroundBy Juliana Norwood mountains carved from sand,succulents pluck water from dry air,and golf courses thrown across the desert,a handful of jacks for grown-ups
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Sidestreet
Justus Honda is a writer from San Francisco CA. SidestreetBy Justus Honda in a dusk-colored side street, laughing wavering faces paint aportrait of a crowd. people in fogbespeckled hats and longweathered coats carve open cardboard boxes; books spillonto the damp sidewalk and are stacked in disorderlyteetering piles.an intoxicated man drums arrhythmically on a red aluminumtable, […]
Prayer on a Roof
Lisa Drago’s most recent poem to appear here was Aches (June 2013). Prayer on a RoofBy Lisa Drago Perched high on a roofoverlooking the city–prayers fly for driverson the distant highway.Each car, truck, SUVhousing a soul in needof love, guidance, understanding.I sense fear, anger,sadness–also energy,elation, intrigue–amid speeding traffic. Please, I pray for peace. Birds chirp and sing,animating […]
Cowboys and angels
Dawnell Harrison’s most recent poem to appear here was The Mirage (June 2013). Cowboys and angelsBy Dawnell Harrison Cowboys and angelsFill the night In this small Idaho townIn the middle of somewhere. Tunes drift in wavesFrom the jukebox and the light Of the moon filters downFilament by filament. I travel down the dirt-soddenPath with you always marriedTo […]
Robin
Kate Hammerich’s most recent poem to appear here was when she cut out her voice appeared here in February 2013. Robin By Kate HammerichNovember 10, 2012After the same nurses keep coming with full syringes, night after night, they ask their questions: Who is on the phone? Why am I alone? Some days are a compromise, some teach […]
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