Jean McLeod’s most recent poem to appear here was MRI (June 2012). Office VisitBy Jean McLeodThe doctor, young of visagelong on knowledgescrolls through test resultsas I sit on the other sideof his monitor. Well.He taps his lipwith his index finger.Well. He fidgets with his stethoscope.We both know he doesn’t need it todaylistensto my lungs anyway–Clear–he says–uh huh–I’ve never […]

Jenny Morse is a PhD candidate at the University of Illinois-Chicago. In her free time she tries to travel as much as possible and will complete her visits to all 50 US states this June with Oregon, Washington, and Alaska. her work has been published in Menacing Hedge, flashquake, and The Notre Dame Review. Neruda’s NeighborBy Jenny […]

Kendal Turner’s most recent poem to appear here was Revealing. RootingBy Kendal TurnerHe is twigs and brancheswrapped around me.Leaves preparing to catch my tears.I have climbed up inside him,hidden myself from the taxing heatof too many questions. He shades my pale bones fromeverything that would seek topluck at their marrow, allowing me tokeep the best parts […]

Born to a South Carolina mother and a Boston Yankee father, Dr Andrew Badger has 4 daughters and 1 son (each was born in a different state, but all graduated from the same high school). He is also blessed with a stepdaughter and a stepson. He graduated from Bob Jones University and the University of […]

Yagni Payal is a multifaceted creative artist. She has been writing poetry since her very early years. Her poems have appeared in The Copperfield Review, Danse Macabre, Quiet Magazine, and UK’s Forward Poetry. A playwright, actor, and director, also a wife and mother to 2 beautiful children, Yagni lives in southern California. CrystallineBy Yagni PayalBlindfolded, she slipsand swims, likea mermaidwho […]