Judith Askew’s most recent poem to appear here was “Talk About the Weather” (April 2018). Generational Inattention By Judith Askew Why didn’t I ask you if I had brought happiness to you; if you were glad you gave me life? Was I a little star shine at night when you couldn’t sleep, or a puzzle […]
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Junkyard Dolly
Charlene James-Duguid’s most recent poem to appear here was “Physics” (April 2018). Junkyard Dolly By Charlene James-Duguid I feel like a junkyard dolly. My only friend is gone, gone, gone. He ran ‘way with a circus of Celts, Never to come home again. So they tossed me away, For no reason at all. Left out […]
Dogs and Their People
John Grey’s most recent poem to appear here was “Jessica, the Late Blonde Bombshell” (September 2017). Dogs and Their People By John Grey Lisa has two poodles. They’re highly intelligent, energetic and sociable. So is she. Max and his bulldog, also called Max, are a pair. Dour but not aggressive. Not all that easy to […]
You show up late as usual
Simon Perchik’s most recent poem to appear here was “An everyday rain is not enough” (April 2018). You show up late as usual need more darkness though you wait the way each star smells from dirt and her eyelids —the mouth you return to is already weeds worn down by the silence that’s lost its […]
The Wild Heart
vox poetica dedicates this poem, “The Wild Heart” by our managing editor Nathan Gunter, to the graduates of the class of 2018: The Wild Heart By Nathan Gunter Loving doesn’t frighten me at all. It doesn’t occur to me to be afraid. So I leap ass-first cannonball into this river every time, and I let it […]
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