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You and I

09.14.17 Posted in today's words by

Michael Copeland’s most recent poem to appear here was “The Feminine” (August 2017) You and I By Michael Copeland If I were you I’d never let me go, the purity of my heart speaks loudly of my faith in us. I will always love you in life, and in quiet repose, as I pledge allegiance to […]


What (Else) To Dream

09.13.17 Posted in today's words by

AJ Huffman’s most recent poem to appear here was “Generate Precipitation” (August 2017) What (Else) to Dream By AJ Huffman  water pistols nocturnal comas the mathematics involved in strangling// a quest for sleep a vision of dripping zzzs// lying in a puddle of belligerent dawn on the kitchen floor


Prioritizing Quintessential Deeds

09.12.17 Posted in today's words by

KJ Hannah Greenberg’s most recent poem to appear here was “If You Need a Reason to Read Under the Covers” (February 2015). Her latest book, Mothers Ought to Utter Only Niceities, published in July and is available for order at this link. Prioritizing Quintessential Deeds By KJ Hannah Greenberg Prioritizing quintessential deeds, Makes mawkish prose populate With people, […]


“No drama in life” and five other haiku by Charlene James-Duguid

09.11.17 Posted in today's words by

Charlene James-Duguid’s most recent poems to appear here were three poems published in August 2017. No drama in life Unless you eat endlessly Acid persimmons. Walking Wounded tramp Through life’s forest Yeti-like Thrilled they have survived. When fragile larkspur Bloom, they like where they’re planted. Do the same for friends. Fix what you can fix. Weave […]


The Mouths of Children

09.10.17 Posted in today's words by

Nancy Scott McBride’s most recent poem to appear here was “Cain” (August 2017) The Mouths of Children By Nancy Scott McBride They work so hard at words, those round-whistle mouths that are always open for bread and breath and milk and mom. An old lady now, I still see them as open holes I must fill, […]


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