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Thus Spoke the Father

05.15.16 Posted in today's words by

Thus Spoke the Father Translated from Hindi By Sushant Supriye When I will no longer be there I will still be there— thus spoke the father I will be alive in the writings of my eldest son I will peep out of the paintings of my youngest daughter I will breathe in the self-respect of […]


What We Drag From A Cava Bottle

05.14.16 Posted in today's words by

What We Drag From A Cava Bottle By Sophie Chouinard Mea culpas fizzle into the depth of a bottle: gnawing at her brow the bubbles burst, feather-like fingers grasping the wind, caressing birdless flocks rolling high above lips and thighs and seas drenched in green, echoing within the dark noon’s blossoms finally escaping the storms […]


Writer

05.13.16 Posted in today's words by

Marc Carver’s most recent poem to appear here was Love Regained (May 2015) Writer By Marc Carver I stop and watch the wind blow the water in the fountain. I have a desire to do something anything remarkable. At first I can’t think of anything then I hear a voice. It says, you can write, can’t you? […]


Old Sof’Town

05.12.16 Posted in today's words by

Afzal Moolla’s most recent poem to appear here was Ludwig & Vincent (November 2013).  Old Sof’town* By Afzal Moolla 1. In old Sof’town, the jazz struck chords, the jazz lived, it exploded, out of the cramped homes, rolling along the streets, of old Kofifi, in tune to countless blazing heartbeats. In old Sof’town, Bra’ Hugh […]


Rules for Finding Feathers

05.11.16 Posted in today's words by

Molly Frederick’s most recent poem to appear here was Afternoon Pine (December 2013) Rules for Finding Feathers By Molly Frederick ~ Walk slowly over the ground where you believe feathers to be; look carefully ~ Wait ~ Come back later ~ Expect nothing ~ Whatever feather you find, treasure it ~ Imagine the wind and gravity harvesting it for you ~ Believe […]


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