Boghos Artinian’s poem The Interview (1973) appeared here in January 2012. About this poem he says: “I wrote this poem after the collapse of a building in Beirut that killed 27 people and injured 12 more. Though the landlord had warned the tenants, few left before it was too late. Come what may By Boghos L Artinian […]

Harris Tobias’ most recent poem to appear here was The Topography of a Face (February 2012). Trumpets By Harris Tobias How to explain that flash of brassThat yellow stain in what was gray and deadThe daffodil, its trumpet calling from the flower bedA trumpet call no ear can hearSo heroic yet so sweetSo tell me, you who […]

Joanna S Lee’s most recent poem to appear here was rehabilitation in b minor, published as part of Contributor Series 9: If Men Had Ears. catching up By Joanna S Lee fast lane-ing under apurpled skysouthshe tells meit’s over, wonders ifGod will for-give this lackof forever? saysshe’s dreamedher lawyeras an angel, wingsseven foot wide, and willthat […]

Jean McLeod’s most recent poem to appear here was Coy (March 2012). Edward Hopper’s Paintings By Jean McLeod Flat as a Nevada plain,desolate structuresisolated people,footsteps echoon dead stone. Joy sluicedfrom homes,rooms, diners,Pullman carswhere warmth and humanitymight have been portrayedinto these worldsof fools and pain. Slashed with Van Gogh colorscustomers fluorescein temporary sanctuaryagainst ultimate nightin a world without […]

Carly Gove is a high school student from New Jersey. Her favorite things to do are reading, writing, and pestering her geometry teacher. When she grows up she hopes to be an astrophysicist or a real live published author or, better yet, some combination of the two. Mostly, she thanks you for reading her poem. […]