Contributor Series 6: A Currency of Words Poison Pen By Jean McLeod Words lie on my paper like dead fish: blackened bones meaningless motes. Smelling of iodine and rot, they straggle, strive ring with slander slither through my fingers onto a sullied page roiling like seas before a slattern storm. Unruly heathens, they slash and […]
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Contributor Series 6: A Currency of Words, Tasting Words
The much-anticipated, long-awaited Contributor Series 6: A Currency of Words explores … words. Language, specific words, their purpose, sounds, meanings, the whole boundless concept of words. We are writers, aren’t we? Words are our currency. Contributor Series 6: A Currency of Words Tasting Words By Neil Ellman Say a word Listen to its bouquet […]
Dark Day
William C Ross last gave us Summer Rains. As proven by his poems inspired by the word of the day, the man has a way with words. This poem, so different from the others of his you’ve read here, shows his range. Dark Day By William C Ross Portentous black clouds hung overhead as dusk […]
Boys scattered
Vic Kondratas is a New York City boy. He writes mostly in what he calls a “one-write” style, meaning he writes when and what the muse tells him to and he doesn’t second guess her by rewriting it later. Smart man! Questioning the muse can get you in trouble. Visit his blog to see more of his […]
Mama Ink
Mariah Boone’s most recent poem was Melon Bellybutton, a delicious, summery bite of sweet. This poem today is a beautiful expression of maternal love, one of Mariah’s poetic themes. To read more of her work visit her blog. Mama Ink By Mariah Boone Yellow and orange Curving around each other Bright and fluid Playful and sleek Two […]
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