KJ Hannah Greenberg’s most recent poem to appear here was “If You Need a Reason to Read Under the Covers” (February 2015). Her latest book, Mothers Ought to Utter Only Niceities, published in July and is available for order at this link. Prioritizing Quintessential Deeds By KJ Hannah Greenberg Prioritizing quintessential deeds, Makes mawkish prose populate With people, […]
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“No drama in life” and five other haiku by Charlene James-Duguid
Charlene James-Duguid’s most recent poems to appear here were three poems published in August 2017. No drama in life Unless you eat endlessly Acid persimmons. Walking Wounded tramp Through life’s forest Yeti-like Thrilled they have survived. When fragile larkspur Bloom, they like where they’re planted. Do the same for friends. Fix what you can fix. Weave […]
The Mouths of Children
Nancy Scott McBride’s most recent poem to appear here was “Cain” (August 2017) The Mouths of Children By Nancy Scott McBride They work so hard at words, those round-whistle mouths that are always open for bread and breath and milk and mom. An old lady now, I still see them as open holes I must fill, […]
Skippy
Sue Davis Gabbay’s most recent poem to appear here was “Eight Haiku for Spring” (May 2017) Skippy By Sue Davis Gabbay I had a doll, I’d wanted a boy doll, a beloved toy was he. He had a sideways glance a winsome pout and on his brow lay a wayward lock of painted hair. I grew […]
Elmira Diner
Elmira Diner By Tim Dyson ‘We used to make shit around here, rail cars, in-ground gas tanks, lots of tooling, decent wages pretty good dough, a life And this ole gal, what can I say, went to the prom, became a mom For a long time, seems like things went our way, not like it […]
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