Gonzalinho da Costa’s most recent poem to appear here was “Tres Figuras y Letras” (September 2018). The Day the Clock Stopped By Gonzalinho da Costa Nagasaki, Japan The day the clock stopped, Those whose names had been inscribed In the Book of Death, Thursday, August 9, 1945, In one instant, they no longer existed. Unspooling, […]
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Christmas Tree Street
J.B. Hogan’s most recent poem to appear here was “Hour Glass” (February 2020). Christmas Tree Street By J.B. Hogan Out in the night beyond the balcony of the house was a Christmas Tree Street, all yellow, red and green lighting up the dusky shaded hills, a flashing red beacon in the distant north, why? What […]
Each Rock is A Potala Palace
Hongri Yuan’s most recent poem to appear here was “Fragrant and Amarinthine for Thousands of Years” (February 2020). Each Rock is A Potala Palace By Hongri Yuan Translated by Yuanbing Zhang The sunshine is mellow wine and there are golden palaces inside the sun. Where a giant is its master, he told me that I […]
For the lover I left
A German-born UK national, Rose Mary Boehm lives in Lima, Peru. She is the author of two novels, one full-length poetry collection, and two chapbooks, and her work has been widely published in mostly US poetry journals. Her latest full-length poetry manuscript, The Rain Girl, has been accepted for publication in June 2020 by Blue […]
Frost Ices the Night
Dawnell Harrison’s most recent poem to appear here was “The stars bent” (February 2014). Frost Ices the Night By Dawnell Harrison Frost ices the night As an albatross of cold Air fills my lungs In this 25 degree weather. My face is as white as death And my feet are as numb As someone under […]
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