Michigan painter and writer Ivan Jenson has shared his words with us before (Hunger Strike, The Problem). See some of his art at his web site. This poem will make you think. When you read it, do you feel like Ivan is speaking for men or for a more generic human of either gender?   Mouth of BabesBy […]

Harris Tobias lives and writes novels, songs, and short stories in Charlottesville VA. His second novel, The Greer Agency, is due to be released this spring from All Things That Matter Press. To keep current with his latest work, read his blog. Well, spring can certainly be a shape shifter. This poem makes that point […]

Jasper Ballard’s poem Childhood Lost appeared here in January and was picked up by Lisa Marie Basile for inclusion in her anthology VWA: Poems for Haiti, now on sale, proceeds to be donated to charities benefiting those suffering in the aftermath of the earthquake. This is a different poem today, one about lost love. This […]

Writing and painting in New Jersey, Manny Beltran infuses his art with emotion. Read On this night I am alone and then click on his previous work to get a sense for his style. In case you missed it, you can hear him read this poem on 15 Minutes of Poetry. Promise By Manny Beltran […]

Steven Stone lives and writes in Orlando Florida. He spent time growing up in New York. That’s why his voice is so familiar! This poem, with its clipped phrases, evokes warm images of summer, but imparts a feeling of foreboding at the same time. Exercise By Steven Stone The word bucolic Was meant for this. […]