Darryl Willis’ most recent poem to appear here was The Border Land (December 2012). Svyatogorsk 2013 By Darryl Willis I am all dried up and stretched out, it seems. Lesya and Lybid have abandoned me. No nocturnal visions or Hutzul dreams come to haunt me in my fitful sleep. Cossack sun caress my face; cast […]
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Islander
Thomas Piekarski is a former editor of the California State Poetry Quarterly. His theater and restaurant reviews have been published in various newspapers, with poetry and interviews appearing in numerous national journals, among them Portland Review, Main Street Rag, Kestrel, Scarlet Literary Magazine, Cream City Review, Nimrod, Penny Ante Feud, New Plains Review, Poetry Quarterly, […]
The Dream
Mark Gooch’s most recent poem to appear here was Birthday: life renews, published as part of Contributor Series 11: On Birthdays (July 2012). The Dream By Mark Gooch Early morning dew Feeling cool and damp to the touch Warm sun on my face And a caressing breeze against my cheeks Crunching melody of dry gravel […]
Was That Today?
I could have sworn it was yesterday … Was That Today? By Harris Tobias I don’t know where the day went It was morning and now it’s supper time What happened in between is a blur There was breakfast I recall Funny how the meals punctuate the day But what did I accomplish What thoughts […]
Five Days Without a Poem
Sara Fryd’s most recent poem to appear here was Memories of Pearls (July 2012). Five Days Without a Poem By Sara Fryd I write notes in a 5×7 spiral Mead with a chamois colored cover like Glenn Close used in Jagged Edge to convince herself that Jeff Bridges was innocent of the murder of his […]
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