Felix Purat’s most recent poem to appear here was “Baudelaire’s Ornate Craft in the Time of Desolation” (June 2018). Reading Catalan Novels Under Darkening Skies, Pt. I By Felix Purat I sip several Irish coffees in unison, hanker for an onion bagel as minutes streaming by are spent seeking meaning hidden in Catalan novels, constructed […]
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One More Time
Jeanette Cheezum’s most recent poem to appear here was “Unforgettable” (September 2018). One More Time By Jeanette Cheezum An angel leaned over my shoulder and whispered in my ear, “You know it was time,” she said. I shed many tears. Wanted one more day, to say what needed to be said. Make sure she loved, […]
Lock, Stock, & Barrel
Patricia Asuncion’s most recent poem to appear here was “Gray-Haired Children” (September 2018). Lock, Stock, & Barrel By Patricia Asuncion After Assad’s first toxic attack, humane American Tomahawks locked a stainless-steel line in Syrian sand, garnered global praise for avenging poisoned people, their suffering looped on mass media. America’s revived do-good image might have survived, […]
4 a.m. Zen Sunday Blue
Michael D. Amitin’s most recent poem to appear here was “The Waiter” (September 2018). 4 a.m. Zen Sunday Blue By Michael D. Amitin 4 a.m. snow blowing like a red-hot Dixieland band swirling curling before the bulbous cop helmet streetlight hanging mid-air on the postal wall. Clarinet rising trumpets hooting angels of the forgotten night […]
Boom!
Jeremy Nathan Marks’ most recent poem to appear here was “I am looking for a girl” (July 2017). Boom! By Jeremy Nathan Marks We can’t keep our cities just like we can’t keep our services We can’t keep our bridges just like we can’t keep our pensions We can’t keep our unions just like we […]
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