Afzal Moolla’s most recent poem to appear here was “haggard hope” (July 2016) crimson rains By Afzal Moolla blood-red tears trickle down a million cheeks, a drought of apathy reeks, the summer palls, inhumanity appalls, as wounded earth soaks up crimson rain . . .
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Asking Questions
Asking Questions In Memoriam Archimedes Trajano By Gonzalinho da Costa We are born inquisitive. Even in the womb, we ask questions. We are sentient creatures, agog at our sensible experience of life—darkness, light, color, sound, softness, a mother’s bosom, sweetness, her fragrant milk. Time passes, a flock of birds. We learn about rocks and knives—bitterness […]
Sunday
Cary Lynne’s most recent poem to appear here was “humour me . . . no?” (July 2016) Sunday By Cary Lynne Just at that moment the message machine came on and Regina’s voice said chicken’s in the oven and dinner’s at 3. I had a commitment I had forgotten I removed the gun from my mouth […]
Tangled Web
Kathryn Tate Jacoby’s most recent poem to appear here was “Unexpected Exemplar” (January 2015) Tangled Web By Kathryn Tate Jacoby No escape from life’s spider web… countless Daedalean criss-crossing strands ensure the web is spun the weave, the warp, wrenched tight distractions and disturbances… staving any possibility of peace the sweetness the seduction ensepulcher preoccupations and […]
Insomnia
Nate Maxson’s most recent poem to appear here was “Corona/Fugue” (July 2016) Insomnia By Nate Maxson Blue button on the close machine, lights down to suggestion Harp strings dangling, nerve endings from the ceiling: after a while you forget they’re around After a long while you might even forget there are walls in the first place […]
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