Hope Hearken’s poem Sky Frog appeared here in July 2011 (published under the name Hope Houghton). serpent skin gloves By Hope Hearken serpent skin gloves took away the cold brought me claws and a hate I don’t know bellows from a pit devil carves my name on pale arms of shame and I say good-bye […]
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The Day and the Hour
Fredric Koeppel’s most recent publications were poems in The Iowa Review and Many Mountains Moving. He is a freelance journalist specializing in arts and culture. he lives in Memphis and writes the wine review blog BiggerThanYourHead. The Day and the Hour By Fredric Koeppel Someone comes to tell you the day and the hour of […]
Blueberries
John Kaniecki’s most recent poem to appear here was Dandelion (May 2014). Blueberries By John Kaniecki Profoundly round A rolling world Sweet Rapturous Blue as our Earth Minute Never trite So good to gobble Mass producing grins Smiling stained teeth A blue picket fence Pleasure beyond words Can’t get enough Strawberries red with envy If […]
Cosmic Destination
You know Glenn Johnson as a writer, but he is also an artist. You can find his artwork here. His most recent poem to appear at vox poetica was Blossom (July 2014). Cosmic Destination By Glenn Johnson Birds travel thousands of miles by mysterious inner compass to destinations known and unknown. Universe by universe light […]
In the Circles of Progress
George K Karos’ poem Crass Simulation appeared here in July 2014. In the Circles of Progress By George K Karos In the circles of progress there exist communities of weakness silent enough to vanquish collective blood and namesakes of markets too beastly for a human price tag and too serpentine for demonic reparations as disparate […]
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