Mariah Boone’s most recent poem to appear here was Thirsty Elbows (October 2011). Strange Grandmother By Mariah Boone My mother-in-law Feeds crackers and cheese to my four-year-old daughter At midnight My mother-in-law says she wants us to visit But arranges no place for us to sleep that is safe for a small child My mother-in-law keeps her […]

Helen Losse is the author of 2 full-length poetry books, Seriously Dangerous (Main Street Rag, 2011), Better With Friends (Rank Stranger Press, 2009), and 2 chapbooks. She has recent poetry publications in Main Street Rag, Iodine Poetry Review, Wild Goose Poetry Review, The Pedestal Magazine, ken*again, Referential Magazine, and Georgann Eubanks’ Literary Trails of the North Carolina Piedmont. She lives in Winston-Salem NC and […]

Leah Stenson is a published poet, workshop leader, Board Member of Friends of William Stafford, and coordinator and host of the prestigious Stonehenge Studios reading series in Portland. She is also an editor of the upcoming Ooligan Press anthology, The Pacific Poetry Project. Her new chapbook, Heavenly Body, was recently released by Finishing Line Press. Leah’s […]

Murray Dunlap’s most recent poem to appear here was In an Instant (September 2011). In the time it takes … By Murray Dunlap In the time it takes to close your eyes, A light turns red A car rushes in front of you Creating a wall for you to press into In the time it takes for a […]