Dee Thompson’s most recent poem to appear here was Between, published as part of Contributor Series 11: On Birthdays in June 2012. DevotionBy Dee Thompson They are separated by 62 years, not bound by blood, but by invisible ties fragile from being stretched by old pain, strong from knowing the value of devotion. I didn’t labor, […]

Frank Cavano’s most recent poem to appear here was Un (January 2013). Today Is a Good DayBy Frank Cavano Today is a good day. Are you wondering what the birds aresaying? (They are not on Facebook but they do tweet.)Where are the rabbits takingbreakfast? (Will you strike me if I, amused, say IHOP?)Today is a good day. A […]

Julia Klatt Singer is the poet-in-residence at Grace Neighborhood Nursery School and works as a visiting writer to the school. She is coauthor of Twelve Branches: Stories From St. Paul (Coffee House Press, 2003) and author of a chapbook, In the Dreamed of Places (Naissance Press 2011) and, most recently, A Tangled Path to Heaven (North Star Press 2013). She […]

Christopher Roe’s most recent poem to appear here was Fugue (July 2013). Last poem of the yearBy Christopher Roe Another day   another poem     another yearwhittled off a lifegrowing thinner.I feel the emptinessof hungerI feel the chillof thin bloodand I live in the momentof partingand for the momentof love. Another day   another poem   […]

Kenyatta Jean-Paul Garcia is the author of This Sentimental Education and Enter the After-Garde. He was raised in Brooklyn NY and was a cook for many years. He has a degree in linguistics and has studied several living and dead languages. Currently he spends his nights putting boxes on shelves and by day runs altpoetics. Visit […]