Andrew Badger’s most recent poem to appear here was My Days (May 2014). This poem won first place in the 2011 Picayune Writers Group poetry contest. Shaving Dad By Andrew Badger Today I shaved my father as I stood at the sink. Each stroke revealed a bit more face and half-forgotten grimaces of the long […]
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World Cup Starts
This poem originally ran at vox in July 2010. As World Cup 2014 gets under way in Brazil, let’s read it again! World Cup Starts By Tapeshwar Amef More joy, more celebrations, The gathering, the ecstasy, the sport, Mingle in harmony. The air show, the stadium show And the show on the faces of […]
Believing in Gravity
Karen Schindler’s most recent poem to appear here was Autumn’s Child (June 2012). Believing in Gravity By Karen Schindler skipping along the paths hugging trees greeting chipmunks with cheery high fives — roman salutes to squirrels of course — smiling, just smiling, soaking in the abundant green drawing life with every heart-felt breath every time, […]
Tales of Men, Part Two
Marc Carver’s most recent poem to appear here was Tales of Men, Part One (May 2014). Tales of Men, Part Two By Marc Carver The one-legged man at the gym started shaking his head and talking to himself. “Would you believe it, odd socks again.” I looked at him. “Yes, it is incredible. Where do […]
There Is a Zabava
Nicole Yurcaba’s most recent poem to appear here was Keep Calm, Be Ukrainian (May 2013). There Is a Zabava By Nicole Yurcaba There is a zabava, and everyone is singing the songs about the birds; there is a pearl inside me that wishes I could play Dedushka’s mandolin which rests in its battered leather case […]
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