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 […]
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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 […]
Day and Night in Kingdom of Heaven
Yuan Hongri’s most recent poem to appear here was “Home Sweet Home Beyond Milky Way” (August 2018). Day and Night in Kingdom of Heaven By Yuan Hongri Translation by Manu Mangattu Last night, gazing at the stars I saw those countless gems smile Numberless from my past life Limitless in the silver kingdom Sprang from […]
Them With No Answer
Rachel Fenton lives and writes in Auckland, New Zealand. Them With No Answer By Rachel Fenton We went to Wentworth remembering walking estate as kids with grandparents long since dead, whose daughter said ‘Aye,’ with nod of head and set herse on first bench to light up, jiggered from crossing car park, she would watch […]
Skyline Drive // Conway, Arkansas
Quinn Carver Johnson lives and writes in Conway, Arkansas. “You can see a million miles tonight, but you can’t get very far.” —Counting Crows Skyline Drive // Conway, Arkansas By Quinn Carver Johnson Somewhere in Arkansas right now there is a field, empty in these winter months, covered by a thin sheet of water (melted […]
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