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To Be in Poetry

04.15.11 Posted in today's words by

Scott Owens’ poem Piece of Cake appeared in March 2011 as part of Contributor Series 8: Feast and Famine. It was delicious and so is this. To Be in Poetry By Scott Owens There is something about the way a poem sits on a page surrounded by so much white space, the stanzas boldly declaring their independence, […]


Lessons

04.14.11 Posted in today's words by

Maureen Donatelli writes poetry that makes us think. Read this one and see what I mean. Maureen’s most recent poem to appear here was Plenty, published in March 2011 as part of Contributor Series 8: Feast and Famine. Lessons By Maureen Donatelli Snow teaches sun silent lessons of endurance and snow teaches my tongue meaning is […]


The Closer

04.13.11 Posted in today's words by

Hugh Fox’s most recent poem to appear here was New Years (published as first runner-up in vox poetica’s First Ever Poetry Contest in January 2011). The Closer By Hugh Fox The closer I get to nowhere, the more they come back, virginal Joannie Boyle, ten years before she began thirteen kidding it, Dolores still Lizsting it like […]


Snow: Respite and Return

04.12.11 Posted in today's words by

William C Ross always has fun with structure and form in his poems. Today he gives us really fun form that we can appreciate in the hope that there is no more overnight snow in our future until next winter. Read his last poem to appear here, Black Friday. Snow: Respite and Return By William C […]


Contributor Series 8: Feast and Famine, Chewing Fruit and Legumes

04.10.11 Posted in Contributor Series 8, today's words by

The series ends with this. And is there a better way to end a series on food? I didn’t think so.Contributor Series 8: Feast and Famine Chewing Fruit and Legumes By Julie Ellinger Hunt     You made garbanzo beans and figs and hired a cherub to fly above,  flap her wings, and make perfect shadow dances […]


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