Michael Copeland’s most recent poems to appear here were “Times of Hate” and “War” (December 2017) The Last Trumpet By Michael Copeland The last trumpet blared from the barren ridge, as the once mighty army of red retreated into obscurity. Their disparaged leaders stricken with self absorption, wounded by slings and arrows of media battles. […]
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Forward We March
Murray Dunlap’s most recent poem to appear here was “Another Birthday” (December 2017) Forward We March By Murray Dunlap Entrenched in brain cells We of the traumatic kind Our lives, nearly over Refocus in spare language Lost in translation But forward we march Endemic energies of another dimension Most see no purpose But march on, […]
The Morning After
Gary Duehr has taught poetry and writing for institutions including Boston University, Lesley University, and Tufts University. His MFA is from the University of Iowa Writers Workshop. In 2001 he received an NEA Poetry Fellowship, and he has also received grants and fellowships from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the LEF Foundation, and the Rockefeller Foundation. Journals […]
As A Boy
Laura Zucca-Scott’s most recent poem to appear here was “Haunted” (December 2017) As a Boy By Laura Zucca-Scott When you were a boy Your eyes were soft You smiled easily And laughed without fear Now you are a man Taller and stronger But I cannot see your eyes Marred by anger I wonder what happened […]
Blind Spot
Olivia Soule is an MFA candidate at the University of Nevada, Reno and has published poems in the Haight Ashbury Literary Journal and Pudding Magazine. Blind Spot By Olivia Soule I think I’m going blind. It’s not that I have trouble seeing, I just feel the future coming in behind my right eye. Now, you’re […]
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