Rajiv Khandelwal’s most recent poem to appear here was “If They Ask” (October 2019). Destination By Rajiv Khandelwal People had spotted Seeing him walk shoeless Indifferent To the coal-tar road In sweltering heat With the hot softened tar Sticking to his soles And searing his skin As if he embraced the pain Some people had […]
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Dark Caress
Penny Wilson’s most recent poem to appear here was “A Lie I tell myself” (August 2019). Dark Caress— By Penny Wilson Daylight brushes the shadows aside My ebony shield is gone The light of day exposes my wounds The world sees Eyes strip me naked The demons move in Their assault Brutal I cower back […]
Last Day in La Plata, Argentina
Max Reif’s most recent poem to appear here was “In the Cathedral Nacional de Mexico” (October 2019). Last Day in La Plata, Argentina By Max Reif I go out on the street. Though the air is still cool, sunlight falls sharply upon every object. I don’t want this beauty to shatter. The days here […]
She Is Woman
Sandy Patton’s most recent poem to appear here was “Conversations With Myself” (September 2019). She is Woman (after “I Am Woman” by Helen Reddy) By Sandy Patton In her wilder, pirate days, she roared like a lioness, boldly taking center stage. Eyes flashing with passion, she spoke in a voice brimming with the bravado of […]
96th Testimony to Everafter
Steven Minchin’s most recent poem to appear here was “. . . Vice Verses Who?” (October 2019). 96th Testimony to Everafter By Steven Minchin I have the spark the wild infant edition interlocked with the unholy and incomplete I wear it out when hunting down ignition and when engulfed in regression I spark a new […]
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