Marc Carver’s most recent poem to appear here was “Unique” (February 2018). Web By Marc Carver The stationary long playing record spider web glistened in the sun. Not the wet of vinyl but the captures of the clouds and golden paint of the sun. you beauty I get the feeling you should tell paintings how […]
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My Grandmother’s Pillow
Lindri Riveras lives and writes in Olympia, Washington. My Grandmother’s Pillow By Lindri Riveras My mother lays on her grandmother’s pillow with the glow of the tv bouncing off of her forgotten face her fearful eyes betray her silence. Long ago she declined life’s invitation and now waits for something final Teeth having shaken loose […]
Novelty Road
Ruth Gooley’s most recent poem to appear here was “Ariel” (September 2011). Novelty Road By Ruth Gooley A break for lunch, I sit, pull out a sandwich, regard my familiars, these straggling, sand-blasted hills, buffeted by strands of scrub, deer, coyotes. By my foot the seed-head of a buckwheat, a stinkbug slow as low tide. […]
Light Mother, Dark Mother
Max Reif’s most recent poem to appear here was “Paradox” (February 2018). Light Mother, Dark Mother By Max Reif O Light Mother, out of your body I came! Your insides were my home! How can I not revere you? O Dark Mother—how was I to know you would devour your spawn? Light Mother, you appeared […]
Sunday Evening
Travis Leland lives and writes in Llano, California. He received his B.A. in English, Creative Writing (Poetry) from the University of California, San Bernardino. Sunday Evening By Travis Leland She looks at me through cookie-crumble mouthface while jazz snapping her fingers as I eye the rockstar next to me at the dinner table. I dab […]
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