William Cullen Jr has had his poems published in a number of journals over the years includingAsahi/International Herald Tribune, Boston Literary Magazine, Christian Science Monitor, Farming Magazine, Grey Sparrow Journal, Home Planet News, Mainichi Daily News, Modern Haiku, and Plainsong. Bill works at a nonprofit in Brooklyn NY. He’s married and has 2 college-aged sons. He […]

PD Lyons’ most recent poem to appear here was When I wrote new songs and you would listen out of friendship, published as part of Contributor Series 9: If Men had Ears. Today’s poem was Inspired by the music of Helen Jane Long. PorcelainBy PD Lyons cold spills of rain magpies searching with the light always dreaming […]

Katherine Glatter lives in Western Massachusetts with her husband and 2 daughters. She moved from Northeast Ohio where she ran a successful massage therapy practice for many years. She came to Massachusetts to study at The Alexander Technique School of New England. Her interests include hiking, biking, yoga, singing Sacred Harp, and raising her family. […]

Maureen Donatelli’s most recent poem to appear here was October(October 2011) Woeful Are the Clumsy Who Chase InspirationBy Maureen Donatelli There they go again another flit of words faint sounds teasing my mind reaching quick making a  grab stumbling clownish falling forward into darkness and I am left with the lightest laughter gleeful wispy carried on […]

Joseph Farley edited Axe Factory for 24 years. His books/chapbooks include Suckers, For the Birds, Longing for the Mother Tongue, and Waltz of the Meatballs. Central HeatingBy Joe Farley The furnace speaks in fire tongues. It is easy to listen in a soft chair beside the vent above the heat, ignoring ice and wind outside. The conversation covers much, […]