Julie Ellinger Hunt’s poem Carcasswas published here as part of Contributor Series 7: The Confessional Diary of Bone. This poem is included in her second collection of poetry, In New Jersey, expected to be released in February by unbound CONTENT. A Demonstrative Tempest By Julie Ellinger Hunt My skin left me today. Decided it was stretched too […]

Kathryn Tate Jacoby’s poem Life’s Regatta was posted here in July. Kathryn writes about weathering storms and resurfacing even stronger. Here she emphasizes the concept of balance as it relates to resilience. Continuum By Kathryn Tate Jacoby Among the cold, gray towers the seagulls cry their raucous song and the day grows long in shadow– sorrow’s mournful […]

Fischer Lawrence writes science curriculum and serious games in real life. Who says nature poems are tame? The Mating of the Cooper’s Hawk (For Wendy, who saw it all) By Fischer Lawrence You brought the body to your love. A ‘munk, five stripes, Before you:    Carefully stripped its fur    Naked    It lay, […]

Ivy Page’s poem Best Beloved appeared here in October. This poem is very different in theme, but Ivy displays a gift for imagery in this one as well. Mile 2 By Ivy Page I walk miles to bleed on that lawn, to create a chain of larkspur to press between the pages of a Bible I only […]

Gary C Beck’s poem Law of Attraction appeared here in March of 2010. This poem will be familiar to many readers, not in phrasing (it’s part of Gary’s unpublished collection The Remission of Order), but in subject. Poetry By Gary C Beck Poet’s words, you crouch in tall grass, fearful rabbits hiding. I sniff, bide patiently, storm explosions […]