Nicole Yurcaba’s most recent poem to appear here was Interstellar Overdrive (January 2012).Broken Goes the CircleBy Nicole Yurcaba spent ammo brass littering the wooden night stand, spilled from the overturned green plastic hundred-round   container, coming to rest against empty glass Ancient Age bottles, devoid of their burning, senses-   altering amber,weighting down a crisp new fifty,  a corner-bent […]

Robert Tomolillo’s most recent poem to appear here was Gathering Trees (January 2012).Father to AllBy Bob Tomolillo At first I couldn’t understand why he imposedsuch responsibility on the little boy. Why hecalled me dad. Why he yelled out loud for mewhen Aunt Mary fell down the stairs. Why hemade me promise that I would never hurt themin […]

Stan Galloway’s most recent poem to appear here was Driving Song (January 2012). Onset of Winter(for Lou)By Stan Galloway Horses grazing on the last grassof the seasonsee the leaves turnedbrown and hoppinglike a ragtagflock of sparrowstoward the fence linewhere they’ll lodgethroughout the winter. They don’t care about the red-tailedhawk perched highabove distinguishing the mice fromscattered leaves. Inside these wallsof stone […]

Murray Dunlap’s most recent poem to appear here was Athens: Dazzle me (January 2011). Murray, you have chapters and chapters of happiness ahead of you. At LastBy Murray Dunlap With a poemI start a new lifeI begin to see againI move myself, against all oddsto a new cityand against all oddsI find it in me to write againand […]

Jean McLeod’s most recent poem to appear here was Where Did I Leave That Poem? (September 2011).CoyBy Jean McLeod white roses,tight-wrapped, shy, pious,a blush on their undermost petalstrembling with envyof red’s swollen passion