Paul Goldberg’s poem While sleeping in my bed appeared here in June 2010. The queen turns thirteenBy Paul Goldberg The little queen turns thirteen. She looked at her kingdom and heard her subjects about. Her wisdom did shout to her age once again, “Catch up with me, don’t make this a rout.” Her age replied quickly, “Thirteen’s […]

Kate Hammerich’s most recent poem to appear here was the downfall of civilization (April 2012). stitchesBy Kate Hammerich I a woman can fracture open underunspeakable violence. skin cantear like the voice can breakand go silent. a poet can speak of radical honesty,carefully document a life, and holda secret without believing she brokeher vow, but in the end, […]

Laura Zucca-Scott’s most recent poem to appear here was On Your Twelfth Birthday published as part of Contributor Series 11: On Birthdays in June 2012. A time of warBy Laura Zucca-Scott It was a time of warAnd yet you were still a boyFarming the land on foreign soil You told me the storyWalking along the sidewalkA perfect […]

Rae Spencer’s most recent poem to appear here was After the Birthday, published as part of Contributor Series 11: On Birthdays in June 2012. The RoadBy Rae Spencer She scrimped and saved for the cottagePremium roadside propertyAnd that front windowShone with gold reflection All day on sunny daysA shade less in the rain Across the road, […]

In case you don’t remember why you should remember Scott Owens, let’s revisit: His tenth collection of poetry, Shadows Trail Them home, is due out from Clemson University Press this fall, his work has received awards from the Academy of American Poets, the Pushcart Prize Anthology, the NC Writers Network, the NC Poetry Society, and the Poetry […]