Gonzalinho da Costa’s most recent poem to appear here was “Asking Questions” (August 2016). Tres Figuras y Letras By Gonzalinho da Costa Comfort Woman, Roxas Boulevard, Manila Naked, you were raped. Clothed, You are memorialized. Pyeonghwaui Sonyeosang, Japanese Embassy, Seoul You sit, waiting for a nation to acknowledge Their crimes against humanity. Memorial to Comfort […]
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Borrowed Seasons
Karen Mooney lives and writes in Craigavon, County Armagh, in Northern Ireland. Borrowed Seasons By Karen Mooney Spring tears up the almanac, refusing to cast off winter clothes, squatting in doorways; she inhospitably blocks the admission of seedtime Ragged, malnourished, begging for sustenance yet obstinate; denying the invitational warmth of extended light on old bones […]
Stepping Out
Patrick Theron Erickson’s most recent poem to appear here was “The Day the Earth Stood Still” (July 2018). Stepping Out By Patrick Theron Erickson A new wind stirs the deepest roots and brings new leaves to bear gathers the old ones too and binds them as one turns over a new leaf turns over every […]
Unanswered Questions
Howard F. Stein’s most recent poem to appear here was “Keys” (August 2018). Unanswered Questions By Howard F. Stein Is impossible ever possible? Shall I renounce hope that finding will ever be matched by being found? I wander the earth seeking you. If I find you, will your eyes turn away from mine, […]
A Tale from the Old West
Charlene James-Duguid’s most recent poems to appear here were “Wonder Struck” and “Physics” (July 2018). A Tale from the Old West By Charlene James-Duguid Sprig of sage, Real sage from the grasslands. Picked, then tendered with affection. “A flower for my lovely lady, my one and only love.” We saved it and brought Wyoming home. […]
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