Joanna S Lee’s most recent poem to appear here was catching up (March 2012).usBy Joanna S Leelike good philosophers wedon’t share toothpaste orhistories butsqueeze what’s leftof our soulsinto the opening ofan hour, hold nakedhands with our nightmares andour jealousies & talkthem down from ledgeswhere they dream ofescape.

Scott Owens’ most recent poem to appear here was Long Yellow (April 2012).What Is NecessaryBy Scott Owens What is necessary is need.We need the bread, the water,the air we breathe, the handrubbing the back of the neck.Call it love or solaceor just the assurance of another bodywilling to touch our own.But more than thatwhat is necessary isnecessity. Call […]

Karen Jakubowski lives on Long Island, where she was born, raised, fled from and returned to. Her poems have appeared in various online publications.Intro to Blues By Karen Jakubowski Perched on splintered stoolscramped shallow night. Bassplayer plucked and blues singerwailed. We slid through smokeclouds, landed on trampledmahogany planks. Stenchof stale beer and spilledwhiskey rising. Air thick,hazy. […]

Mary Sayler’s poem, Charcoal Portrait of an Actress, was published as part of Contributor Series 10: Silken Rags (September 2011) and her work has appeared at the prompts page. She has a new book forthcoming from Hiraeth Press. Stay tuned for details.The Recipe By Mary Sayler I am made of stars, sand, rain.My fingers flickerbirds,my feet fins,my […]

Clinton Van Inman’s most recent poem to appear here was Uncle (March 2012).Fire FliesBy Clinton Van Inman They glitter and glow like flashing starsThe fire flies we chase in summer’s sky.With some power we can not understandWe try to catch them and hold in handYet can only watch and wonder whyThe ones we catch and place in […]