Simon Fleischer’s most recent poem to appear here was “A Game of Catch” (July 2017) Endoscopy By Simon Fleischer The image of a camera snaking down my daughter’s throat— winking around her digestive curves— hungry flower blooming around corners— I remember how she looked turned on her side, mouthpiece stretching her face into a startled, […]
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Rib Cage
Susie Sweetland Garay’s most recent poem to appear here was “The Necessity of Rage” (August 2017) Rib Cage By Susie Sweetland Garay You are protectors, (but protection is an illusion, so where does that leave us?) You look like a cage but your bars act instead as cracks so we can live in both shadow […]
Great Scots
Michael Copeland’s most recent poem to appear here was “You and I” (September 2017) Great Scots By Michael Copeland Pipes are blowing mountain echoes as the blue Gaelic moon plays the passion strings of love’s sweet song. For the Scottish story is one of joy, banner waving, and excitement. A love of country, land, and […]
Sublime
Murray Dunlap’s most recent poem to appear here was “The Fallows” (October 2017) Sublime By Murray Dunlap The task of the day: paint a fence Simple but needed, an obligatory task Sanding, you stop to think You can do this: you are alive You are standing straight With a stroke of a brush, it is […]
Four by Charlene James-Duguid
Charlene James-Duguid’s most recent poem to appear here was “Deny Friday 13” (October 2017) We age, shop, hold hands. Not much else to do, when body Is tin can for soul. * Little left in life. Relish what is and can be. Caterpillar does. * Happy thoughts flap wild, Clothesline full, gamely whipped as Small […]
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