Ed Zahniser’s most recent poem to appear here was “My Early Struggles with Kryptonite” (February 2019). Pattern Recognition By Ed Zahniser In physical therapy after a total knee replacement I try to explain the important role of pattern recognition to the young Doctor of PT and his assistant Carol a pleasant young woman with a […]
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At the Zoos
Sharon Kennedy-Nolle’s most recent poem to appear here was “Augury” (January 2019). At the Zoos By Sharon Kennedy-Nolle The first one is crowdless in winter quiet. The grizzlies wallop; the crane whoops, The howler monkeys flea pick, while the rats flaunt their fat. The snow leopard paces from iron door to iron door, While the […]
Spell
Molly Frederick’s most recent poem to appear here was “Morning Visitor” (February 2019). Spell By Molly Frederick Better than silence—these birds that halve the softer breeze of daybreak. What longer eternity could there be than this? With so much openness, floating. The rapture of this (not that), and then what comes after. The earth carries […]
The touch
Sushant Supriye’s most recent poem to appear here was “Do you know, love” (February 2018). The touch By Sushant Supriye The hero sleeping soundly for years in the page of the dusty book wakes up when the innocent fingers of a child open that page in the library where a musty book-mark is lying. In […]
Morning Ablutions
Max Reif’s most recent poem to appear here was “With Trump, It’s Come to This” (February 2019). Morning Ablutions By Max Reif Cold water on my hands, cold water on my face— more of an awakening than getting out of bed. Cold water on my hands awakens cellular memory of the touch of a woman’s […]
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