Elora Shore doesn’t want you to know anything about her. But she reserves the right to change her mind about that in the future. Time in the SandBy Elora Shore Colors soften On the smooth ripples That lap at silent feet Footsteps follow the stride Over the softness of the sand Water fills The mark […]

James McGurk’s poem Spirit Drums appeared here in June 2012. Ten Minute Morning 3:30 amBy James McGurk Half-asleep half-slumberBroken by steel openingFluorescent sunriseInhuman soundChowTwo minutes to reality32 bodies emergeFrom iron bedsIn pursuit ofBreakfast2 brown hardboiled eggs2 one and 1/8 oz cereal boxes1 banana1 8 oz cup coffee1 8 oz carton milk2 packs sugar1 packet cremola1 plastic spoon […]

Darryl Willis’ most recent poem to appear here was Donetsk 2009, published as part of Contributor Series 9: If Men Had Ears, in June 2011. Ukrainka v’ChyorniyBy Darryl Willis I’m haunted by a girl in black.I cannot escape her eyes. Althoughshe hides, she hunts me down; appearsin complete peripheral view.Today she stood on the busfrom the […]

Stan Galloway’s most recent poem to appear here was Nocturne in C, a collaboration with Sana Khalesi (April 2012). The Old KnightBy Stan Galloway When the princess– dragons threatening, odds against her, fought for and then rescued by the old unlikely knight–sees her rescuer andsays a simple thank-you,turns away to others,I remember that we do not […]

Denny E Marshall’s most recent poem to appear here was Jump (September 2012). Three HaikuBy Denny E Marshall Buying some goldfishStore clerk behind counter askPaper or plastic Make wish, Genie saidI said I wish you showed upTwenty years sooner The national debtPuny compared to the sizeOf the universe