ISOLATION By Joshua Gray –For Kelli Russell Agodon She placed such heavy words, words only women know to write, into a thin manila envelope, and hand-wrote its destiny across open dates of no return. She searched the post office on her phone. On her phone, USPS converted to […]
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Summer Scene
Molly Frederick’s most recent poem to appear here was “Rules For Finding Feathers” (May 2016) Summer Scene By Molly Frederick On the edge of a cherry wood table, perches a pale green praying mantis. Black-globed eyes, wedged face, palpable body. Light-glimpsing wings. It takes a gentle hand to quickly carry such […]
Dead Now
Anthony Watkins’ new online journal, Better Than Starbucks, launches online later this month. Dead Now By Anthony Watkins We buried the nephew in granite. The priest called forth Lazarus, both dead now Sprinkled and smoked the urn. We all ate Jesus. Blood now reserved for priests and deacons Before unremembered plague, grandmother’s communal cup, grandfather’s gold […]
She Is
James G. Piatt’s most recent poem to appear here was “A Disturbance” (October 2013) She Is By James G. Piatt She is White winter scenery, Blue frothy ocean waves Rolling in On an incoming tide, A teal colored brook Racing down A green mountainside, A melodious breeze Singing though tall […]
The pigeon
Perry L. Powell’s most recent poem to appear here was “Skin” (January 2014) The Pigeon By Perry L. Powell Dirty bird in the park your coat of city trash and soot gathered on the square in your corporations demanding bread from a homeless man and not flying. When the hawk no longer flies, when the […]
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