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Army Ants

01.21.17 Posted in today's words by

Army Ants By Simon Fleischer I once saw a documentary about Army Ants massing in South America, making their way up the continent, eating everything in their path. Years later, the ants have not yet arrived. They never consumed the grassy field in front of my childhood home above which I would swing and spin […]


American Dream, American Nightmare

01.20.17 Posted in today's words by

Max Reif’s most recent poem to appear here was “Down the Trail” (December 2016) American Dream, American Nightmare By Max Reif America the beautiful, prophecy of Blake, democratic vista of Whitman, harbinger of a new humanity, melting pot for Europeans, Russians, Asians, Africans,Middle-Easterners, Latinos, Hindus, Moslems, Buddhists, Christians, Jews, Santarians, Where are you bound? You future is […]


Losing My Pieces

01.19.17 Posted in today's words by

Pamela Sinicrope’s most recent poem to appear here was “Shhhhhhhhhhhhh” (September 2016)  Losing My Pieces By Pamela Sinicrope TV says global warming isn’t real, but glaciers melt, sea levels rise, and polar bears walk hungry, looking like flat-bellied Santas. I think I will be the first victim. Already, I see my pieces eroding, It’s been […]


The Arrow of Fear and Trembling

01.18.17 Posted in today's words by

Sudeep Adhikari is a structural engineer and lecturer from Kathmandu, Nepal. His poetry has been featured in more than sixty online/print literary magazines around the world. His recent publications were with  Red Fez, Kyoto, Your One Phone Call, Jawline Review, Anti-Heroin Chic, Yellow Mama, Fauna Quarterly, Beatnik Cowboys, After The Pause, Poetry Pacific and The Lake.  […]


Friendship Abandoned

01.17.17 Posted in today's words by

Dale Leffler’s most recent poem to appear here was “BrainStorm” (December 2016) Friendship Abandoned By Dale Leffler We’ve lost track since last we spoke, our unity displaced. Being miles apart, no longer us, but simply you and I. That never happened while meeting face to face. Event by unshared event our lives drift apart, pulled by […]


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