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Roses and Ravens

02.18.17 Posted in today's words by

Nicole Yurcaba’s most recent poem to appear here was “There Are No Athiests In Infidelity” (January 2015)  Roses and Ravens By Nicole Yurcaba I keep the Draculas he gives me taped inside journals, framed on flat white walls: the Bela Lugosis and Count Choculas snipped from pop-culture magazines and mainstream cereal boxes by a man who cloaks […]


The Bard of Byron

02.17.17 Posted in today's words by

Gregory Gunn’s most recent poem to appear here was “Surviving Modern Thermopylae” (November 2016) The Bard of Byron By Gregory Gunn To surrender the ecstasy of hopelessness, The elation of melancholy, the joy of its Expression in a sweeter metre mellifluous, And all de rigueur that the robust heart inhibits; To renounce the order and efficiency, […]


Falling

02.16.17 Posted in today's words by

Heather Minette’s most recent poem to appear here was “Return” (December 2016) Falling By Heather Minette Swallowing a cry, I closed his front gate behind me, and from his bedroom window he watched, as I looked to the night sky and witnessed a speck of silver, falling. A silent confirmation. A reflection. A finale. We, too, […]


A Forgotten Lover

02.15.17 Posted in today's words by

Pijush Kanti Deb’s most recent poem to appear here was “Tic-Tac” (October 2016) A Forgotten Lover By Pijush Kanti Deb Oh my departed dear, I’m sorry for and ashamed of my life which is still alive despite your separation from me as my half-composed epic is yet to be completed; my song that is still sung […]


My Darling

02.14.17 Posted in today's words by

Julie Ellinger Hunt’s most recent poem to appear here was “White Noise” (December 2016) My Darling By Julie Ellinger Hunt As you sleep beside me I want to crawl inside you Explore your heart up close Examine your amazing brain Be inside your soft, silky skin My darling, you fascinate me with your simplicity The simple […]


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