Michael Aguilar’s most recent poem to appear here was “The Art of the Breakdown” (January 2019). Your Color By Michael Aguilar Mindfulness alters. Jealous, endless. Scripts timeless, Ignition’s caller. Mindless alters. Gains echos. Nagging temptations Asleep because You’re asleep.
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Which Math?
Charlene James-Duguid’s most recent poem to appear here was “The Perfect Word” (March 2019). Which Math? By Charlene James-Duguid “Helen,” I asked in all seriousness, “Do mathematicians play or Work With numbers? Before she answered, she gave me that Signature Helen-throws-back-her-head- And-enjoys-the-moment- With-a-healthy laugh. Will she solve my dilemma, Apply advanced calculations to My adding […]
Up in Smoke?
Patricia Asuncion’s most recent poem to appear here was “Big Boy Games” (March 2019). Up in Smoke? By Patricia Asuncion Shaded under sugar maple, yellow birch and magnolia, she’s aged well. Eastern cougar, red wolves and black bears her companions all these many years with occasional settlers paying respect now and then. There have been […]
A Song for Dele Giwa
Lukpata Lomba Joseph lives and writes in Nigeria. A Song for Dele Giwa By Joseph Lukpata Lomba All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous and to the wicked.—Solomon Fate taught him the arts of servitude from the first day he knew life, for his household was the Ooni’s beast […]
A Star Dies, A Leaf Sprouts, My Pen Runs Out of Ink
Donald Pachinger’s most recent poem to appear here was “The Weaving Room” (March 2019). A Star Dies, A Leaf Sprouts, My Pen Runs Out of Ink By Donald Pachinger embodiments of yin & yang fill the room in flux—fluctuating—rising, falling dispersing each respectively; naturally reacting watching your chest rise and fall with each breath
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