Stan Galloway’s most recent poem here was First Fruit, published as part of Contributor Series 8: Feast and Famine. By now you know Stan’s range. Here is a fine example of his humorous poetry. Would you know Dorothy Parker by her hat? Hat By Stan Galloway You dressed as Dorothy Parker for the party, some dead […]

On a Friday in April, the students of Stan Galloway’s freshman English class at Bridgewater College thought they would have a pretty easy day of it. There were guest speakers coming in (Ray Brown and Annmarie Lockhart, all the way from New Jersey to participate in the Virginia Humanities Conference), no real work to be […]

Nicole Yurcaba’s poem Night Vigil appeared here in November 2010. Her poems literally transport the reader into her part of the world. She draws a very poetic road map. Observations of a Backwoods Feminist By Nicole Yurcaba I. Gun Love 1: Firing “We go together. I don’t know why … Maybe like guns and ammunition go together.” […]

John J McKenna is a Princeton NJ based writer whose efforts range from poetry to longer nonfiction and academic studies. His inspiration, beyond the ever-increasing visits of myriad muses (some of darker voice and wing than others), flows from Rumi, Emerson, and Whitman through Ginsberg to current torchbearers-flamethrowers like Kim Addonizio. John’s work has most […]

Ray Sharp’s poem Six Nights was the first place winner in the First-Ever vox poetica Poetry Contest. Sometimes something ridiculous can be redeemed into something divine by way of poetry. I think that’s the case with this poem tonight. Left Behind By Ray Sharp Let tonight be the last night. It will not be the first time […]