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In a Dream She Will Never Recall, My Ex-Wife Speaks to Me About Our Adult Daughter

09.28.18 Posted in today's words by

Marc Tretin’s most recent poem to appear here was “No Return Address” (August 2018). In a Dream She Will Never Recall, My Ex-Wife Speaks to Me About Our Adult Daughter By Marc Tretin Marc, in the crenellated valley of your left hemisphere, where flesh makes thought, our daughter comes to me as Qetesh, the Goddess […]


A List of 25 Poems that I Haven’t Written Yet

09.27.18 Posted in today's words by

Bob Raymondais a writer based out of New York. His work has found its way onto Quail Bell Magazine, Visual Verse, Syndicated, Potluck Magazine, & Elite Daily. In early 2015 he founded Breadcrumbs Magazine, an online literary and arts journal that fosters creativity and collaboration through shared inspiration. The project has grown into a community of over 200 contributors across a wide […]


Unforgettable

09.26.18 Posted in today's words by

Jeanette Cheezum’s most recent poem to appear here was “Depression” (June 2018).  Unforgettable By Jeanette Cheezum  Chilled, nervous, and not sure why this mood had washed over her. She sat in the privacy of her own home. Years had passed since her mama had passed away and she thought her grief was over. She’d split […]


Learning to Leap Over the Bulls

09.25.18 Posted in today's words by

Judith Cody’s poetry is published in more than 135 journals and has won many national awards, including second prize in the national Soul-Making Keats Literary Competition. Her poetry chapbook was a finalist in Bright Hills Press’s national competition. She has won Atlantic Monthly and Amelia awards; her poems were quarterfinalists in the Pablo Neruda Prize in […]


Smiling in the Undertow

09.24.18 Posted in today's words by

Thomas Locicero’s most recent poem to appear here was “Mysterious Child” (August 2018). Smiling in the Undertow By Thomas Locicero The gulls are curious about the man who smiles in the undertow. His hobbies and interests, his thoughts and activities were once many, but then his time was spent in an uncharacteristic focus on an […]


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