R Martin Basden is no stranger here. He has given us poems about autism (Distracted) and about the short attention span of his muse (Interruption). You might think these rather disconnected themes and you might be right. Today he brings us a poem dealing with Alzheimer’s disease. Just another example of how this writer can […]

Today we feature another writer from Northern Virginia: Patti Forehand. Patti is working on a memoir and as she has worked as a longshoreman, her memoir is guaranteed to be a great read! She wrote this poignant poem as an exercise for a poetry group meeting. It is, of course, about New Orleans in the […]

Vivekanand Jha is a poet and scholar from India. By way of introduction, he uses these words: “Dear Friend, I am not a prolific bard; I have something to say, though I’m nothing more than a singing bird, hungry to coin a word and live by pen and not the sword.” Vivekanand’s heartfelt poem seems […]

Jasper Ballard lives and writes in southern New Jersey. This is his first published poem (yay!) and it was rushed to the page because of its timing. Jasper is new to publishing, but not new to writing. He is a teacher and a missionary and Haiti is one of the places he has gone to […]

Ailill refers to himself as a teacher and a traveler; he should probably include philosopher in that description, and he should definitely include writer as a key identifier too. This poem gives us a lot to think about, chew on, savor. His poem Clang appeared at vox poetica in 2009. at-one-ment By Ailill Pouring out […]