Susan Sweetland Garay’s most recent poem to appear here was Saying please (July 2014). The trees By Susan Sweetland Garay I measure my days in glasses of water– all my vices have been taken from me and I am left with only this clear liquid, responsible for so much good and ill. Time feels short […]
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Stepping Out
Elizabeth Dublin’s most recent poem to appear here was Biggest Sky (June 2014). Stepping Out By Elizabeth Dublin Here we go again. I am stepping out on the moon with the sun stepping out on the stars with the frogs stepping out on the espresso with the vino stepping out on the zoo with the beach. […]
To Pray With Priests
Darryl Willis’ most recent poem to appear here was Svyatorgorsk 2013 (November 2013). To Pray With Priests February 22, 2014 By Darryl Willis Let everyone know that Ukraine will be shining soon because she will spread her wings as God desires it. –Taras Shevchenko (1814-1861) One could do worse than build a wall of prayerful […]
Crayons
Kerri Simons’ poem Mr (finally) Right appeared here in March 2014. Crayons By Kerri Simons According to Crayola, I’m somewhere between apricot and desert sand. But they never have a check box for that. I don’t remember a time when the color of someone’s skin helped me decide who they were, but I know that, […]
The Performance
Boghos Artinian’s most recent poem to appear here was Pacing in the tomb (April 2013). The Performance By Boghos Artinian A renowned pianist with Aztec features performing a piano concerto by Beethoven. My imagination takes him back five hundred years atop a Mexican pyramid, performing a sacrifice to the sun. He slits open the chest […]
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