Mike Maher is the founder and editor of Sea Giraffe, an online literary zine. he currently reads, writes, edits, and walks his dog in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains. His poetry, fiction, and personal essays can be seen in publications like The Smoking Poet, The Ofi Press Magazine, Calliope, and Dr. Hurley’s Snake-Oil Cure. While earning his BA in English from […]
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Rosa
Louis Gallo’s most recent poem to appear here was To All the Music I Will Never Hear, published in June 2011 as part of Contributor Series 9: If Men Had Ears. Don’t you just love the sprawling way Louis tells a story? RosaBy Louis Gallo Back then I had a new girlfriend and of course we […]
It’s All in the Translation
A’Yara Stein’s most recent poem here was The Gloved Hand (May 2010). How’s this for a lyrical summer read? It’s All in the TranslationBy A’Yara Stein Ich liebe dich, mein teufel Slick and luminous and vast, the Mississippi spreads impartial as sunlight, eyes dancing up and down her back — the envy of her neighbors. Here […]
Contributor Series 9: If Men Had Ears, Music’s Power
Contributor Series 9: If Men Had Ears Music’s PowerBy James G Piatt On an ancient mahogany spinet, as her thin fingers Deftly play glorious and intricate combinations of sounds, The sweet aroma of Beethoven lingers in the atmosphere Of the room, my tears celebrate his poignant music, my Joy commemorates his genius. The notes of […]
Contributor Series 9: If Men Had Ears, Alcatraz
Contributor Series 9: If Men Had Ears AlcatrazBy Robert Cory January, February, march, march, March. Spring is breakin’ through the gray. Make some room. Clear the way. Let me hear Mother Nature say: “Hubba, hubba, make a wish.” Give me that blue sky résumé. Pop those daffodils … nice and slow. Uh-oh! Look! Skeins of […]
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