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01.07.20 Posted in today's words by

Max Reif’s most recent poem to appear here was “Last Day in La Plata, Argentina” (November 2019).  Home By Max Reif The slipper-slot we slidethe scissors intoafter useis home to them the way this housewe share is hometo us.And yet,I’m going traveling, as I’m wont to do.My heartso loves it here— this fit— and yetthere’s more,somehow.The best of all […]


Just Missed

01.06.20 Posted in today's words by

Paul Juhasz lives and writes in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where he soon will graduate from the Red Earth Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing program at Oklahoma City University. Just Missed By Paul Juhasz I kneel down on the chessboard-patterned floor of the mall food court, noticing my shoe is untethered. It will take me somewhere […]


time travel

12.22.19 Posted in today's words by

Milt Montague’s most recent poem to appear here was “I write because #5” (November 2019).  time travel By Milt Montague holding tightly to my sled the wind caresses my face as I speed easily down the hill on the compacted snow I am my ten-year-old self having a great time back in Lincoln Terrace Park […]


Full Moon

12.21.19 Posted in today's words by

Nancy Scott McBride’s most recent poem to appear here was “Matthew Arnold’s Famous Poem” (November 2019). Full Moon By Nancy Scott McBride He looks down at us now, our nearest and dearest planet, in sad-eyed, open-mouthed dismay. “Oh, my dear,” he cries, “what have they done to you? What on Earth have they done?”


Moth Balls

12.20.19 Posted in today's words by

Charlene James-Duguid’s most recent poem to appear here was “Black Ice” (November 2019). Moth Balls By Charlene James-Duguid My olfactories sense Wislawa’s clothing Emitting that unique odor Little know in the United States Because moths don’t seem to thrive here, At least not in my neighborhood. It is similar, though not exactly, the home-filled scent […]


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