Donna James lives and writes in Seattle, Washington. Ruminants By Donna James I walk a path to tight fit graves of strangers in the far plot where Cascadians like us come to bury our dead, no chemicals, no caskets, and it matters, that he lies with strangers. Not that I believe he’s here— only bones […]
It's just poetry, it won't bite
With no ink and the nib
Simon Perchik’s most recent poem to appear here was “As if by yourself the harness” (July 2019). With no ink and the nib learning to dry as shadows and a dark room —what you stroke are the words before they turn black then emptiness, then yet her name is not something you dig for then […]
Debates
Sally Toner lives and writes in Reston, Virginia. Debates By Sally Toner At age six, I learned about political division. I was a little WASP in a first-grade Catholic class. They had all known each other since kindergarten, while I started the next year with hand-me-down saddle oxfords. The presidential election was upon us, and […]
I Am Searching for a Place . . .
Tom Gnagey’s most recent poem to appear here was “The Pond: a cautionary tale” (July 2019). I Am Searching for a Place By Tom Gnagey I am searching for a place of solitude. A place of quiet where thoughts may flow unhindered, where my questions and ideas may roam and soar and swell unfettered, and […]
Moon Talk
Charlene James-Duguid’s most recent poem to appear here was “Magic Woods” (July 2019). Moon Talk By Charlene James-Duguid If I were a moon, any one of them, I’d be distressed At all this talk about waxing and waning. First off because I don’t know what they mean. Those dictionaries! I’m always the same Never smaller […]
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