Neil Ellman’s most recent poem to appear here was “Portrait of a Man with Cat Ears” (August 2016). He passed away in April 2018. Burdened Children (after the painting by Paul Klee) By Neil Ellman They bare the burden of expectation— to be better, stronger, wiser yet much the same as their parents were and […]
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Contrail
David Reuter lives and writes in Lincoln Park, New Jersey. His work has been published in Existere, Sanskrit Literary-Arts Magazine, and The Cape Rock. He attended the William Paterson University Spring Writer’s Conference in 2018 and the Rutgers Writer’s Conference in 2017 and 2018. He has a bachelor’s degree from Caldwell College and works as a paralegal. […]
On the Freeway Between Buenos Aires and La Plata
Max Reif’s most recent poem to appear here was “Questions, Looking Back” (May 2019). On the Freeway Between Buenos Aires and La Plata By Max Reif Out the window I see the Argentine countryside, but it might as well be Ohio or Indiana.Much of Buenos Aires itselfhas a whiff of New York City,but the barrioof San […]
Golden Giant
Hongri Yuan’s most recent poem to appear here was “Distant Heaven” (April 2019). Golden Giant By Hongri Yuan Translated by Yuanbing Zhang Who is sitting in the heavens and staring at me? Who is sitting in the golden palace of tomorrow? Who is smiling? Golden staff in his hand flashes a dazzling light. Ah, the […]
Poverty
Gale Acuff’s most recent poem to appear here was “Climbing” (August 2010). Poverty By Gale Acuff If I can’t marry Miss Hooker one day when I’m old enough then I won’t believe in God anymore, she’s my Sunday School teacher is Miss Hooker and too old for me, 25 to my 10, and that makes […]
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