EV Noechel’s poem Louvre Cats appeared here in March 2012. DinosaursBy EV Noechel Green and black, nearly blinded by the densityof all things alive, the jungle breathes oxygen into my open lips, wetwith hungry saliva and sumptuous,Controlling, possessive heat.The weight of humidity in my lungs,pushes down on my chest like it’s tryingto start a heart gone still. […]

William C Ross’ most recent poem to appear here was Threnody for the Fallen (May 2012). He takes us on a different adventure than his usual responses to the dictionary.com word of the day: haiku! Haiku doesn’t always adhere to its traditional format, but William provides us with 5 haiku written in the signature 5-7-5 syllable format. […]

Rhonda C Poynter is a professional freelance writer whose work has been published in more than 700 magazines, journals, and anthologies and she has just completed a collection of her poetry. Rhonda is widowed and lives in California with her son Gannon Blue. They have lived throughout the USA and in 3 countries but their […]

Carol L Gloor is a semi-retired attorney who had been writing, mostly poetry, for 40 years. Her work has appeared in print and online, most recently at Christian Century, Sow’s Ear, Slant, Exit 13, Stymie: A Journal of Sport and Literature, and in the anthology A Bird in the Hand: Risk and Flight. Her chapbook, Assisted Living, is […]

Bobbie Troy’s most recent poem to appear here was This is not how i thought it would be, published as part of Contributor Series 11: On Birthdays. Two by Bobbie TroyBy Bobbie Troy Answers there are no answersonly people who thinkthey have answers The greatest lesson i long to understandthe precious filamentsof the firmamentand how they […]