Thomas Locicero’s most recent poem to appear here was “For Jeff Buckley” (July 2017) Belated Elegy By Thomas Locicero The casket raised, the kneeler for to pray And pay respects without the draft of breath. Convicted of my own mortality; O, this was not how I envisioned death. Received before, the elderly in tears, Confounded, as […]
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Looking for Words
Bernard Harris lives and writes in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Looking For Words (for all my students, past and present) By Bernard Harris I tried to write this poem that would clue you in on real world things, on what you could expect—on what the real world brings. I guess I’m still searching for the proper […]
Detainments
Molly Frederick’s most recent poem to appear here was “Planes of Being” (August 2017) Detainments By Molly Frederick What draws us in, what attracts the eye, is just this— the staying moment: A white cloud floats in midnight’s clear sky; a rustic wooden gate is brushed by light, showing tree and seasoned wood as one. A […]
You and I
Michael Copeland’s most recent poem to appear here was “The Feminine” (August 2017) You and I By Michael Copeland If I were you I’d never let me go, the purity of my heart speaks loudly of my faith in us. I will always love you in life, and in quiet repose, as I pledge allegiance to […]
What (Else) To Dream
AJ Huffman’s most recent poem to appear here was “Generate Precipitation” (August 2017) What (Else) to Dream By AJ Huffman water pistols nocturnal comas the mathematics involved in strangling// a quest for sleep a vision of dripping zzzs// lying in a puddle of belligerent dawn on the kitchen floor
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