Patricia Asuncion’s most recent poem to appear here was “Lock, Stock, & Barrel” (October 2018). Fogbound By Patricia Asuncion Luminescent white droplets roll lazily, create a surreal glow that envelops us. At the gate of thick morning fog, pearl air caresses creamy waters, beckons us closer. Once inside, a perfect white-on-white rainbow permeates the haze […]
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Border Limerick
Thomas Locicero’s most recent poem to appear here was “The Uncivil Wars of Africa” (December 2018). Border Limerick By Thomas Locicero A little girl once crossed a border. Asked the border patrolman who caught her: “Dear, what have we here That you haven’t got there?” She said, “Freedom and clean drinking water.”
Augury
Sharon Kennedy-Nolle’s most recent poem to appear here was “Sonnet in Tantrum” (December 2018). Augury By Sharon Kennedy-Nolle Yesterday, I opened a door on a starling somehow drowned still twirling in my toilet. Dark dervish, done gyring frenzy, music of a frequency I couldn’t hear.
Drift
Pat Ashinze lives and writes in Nigeria. Drift By Pat Ashinze nothing makes a man look stupid like wanton misery and consistent failure. And love. i tell you, dear reader— not because i have drunk sour wines; not because i have seen the sky bleed; not because my memories have grown grey beards and have […]
Coffee Cup
Howard F. Stein’s most recent poem to appear here was “Winter’s Hand” (December 2018). Coffee Cup By Howard F. Stein You, with your coffee cup securely in your hand, tell me that you keep seeing me in the hallway with a cup in my hand, either empty or full, and Didn’t I have anything better […]
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