Charlene James-Duguid’s most recent poem to appear here was “Dreams Entwined” (November 2018). A Crystal Morning By Charlene James-Duguid It should have been an ordinary sunrise, In a common year, At a place like any other. With everyday coffee in our cups We looked out of warm windows Stunned In disbelief. Never before and never […]
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A Stone Poem
Donald Gasperson lives and writes in Klamath Falls, Oregon. A Stone Poem By Donald Gasperson a stone is simply a fact but it’s a curious craft to strike the knap true this casual literacy captures the elemental like a single handprint so we wait in the evening to that last lonely echo listening for the […]
The Uncivil Wars of Africa
Thomas Locicero’s most recent poem to appear here was “Out” (November 2018). The Uncivil Wars of Africa By Thomas Locicero “You are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away.”—James [4:14] If vapors could be made contrite, Ground fingerprint dust-fine, then Swept in a void in pitch of night Or […]
The God of Assassination Responds to Maya’s Prayers
Marc Tretin’s most recent poem to appear here was “In a Dream She Will Never Recall, My Ex-Wife Speaks to Me About Our Adult Daughter” (September 2018). The God of Assassination Responds to Maya’s Prayers By Marc Tretin The God of Assassination Responds to Maya’s Prayers. You called me, Kherty, the protector and slayer. With […]
Domestic Revelation
Max Reif’s most recent poem to appear here was “Two Kinds of People” (November 2018). Domestic Revelation By Max Reif Every object in our home is precious, I realize as I wrap my small plaid “blankie” around my neck before we begin to watch a movie on a winter night The very walls that demarcate our […]
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