Aarushi Vyas is a 16-year-old girl living in Delhi India. She is a science student who has been writing poetry since she was 10. Aarushi says this poem was inspired by a 2009 visit to Sikkim and Darjeeling and that “often while chasing the big pleasures of life, we ignore the things that matter most […]

Louis Gallo’s poem Dixie appeared here as part of Contributor Series 8: Feast and Famine. Is there a common theme running through that poem and this one?  Faust NowBy Louis Gallo I don’t know why I’m reading this stupid History of American Pewter. Who cares about pewter besides bald antiquarians and fanatics of metallurgy, though the stuff […]

Maureen Donatelli’s last poem here was Lessons. Today she gives us a lyrical and lavish lament.  NectarBy Maureen Donatelli The morning was all sunlight uproarious, pouring like an ocean over my patio, filling the tiniest shadows between the petals of bright orange marigolds; their vibrancy brought you close, arresting you in mid flight, their orange hearts […]

Dee Thompson’s most recent poem here was Seasoning. Dee’s humor permeates her most poignant poems. Anachronism By Dee Thompson I want wall-to-wall carpeting again. I hate these unyielding wooden floors. I neet to sink my bare toes into luxurious pile. I need to stretch out my limbs atop a floor soft as the strokes of a […]

Julie Ellinger Hunt’s poem Chewing Fruit and Legumes appeared here in April as part of Contributor Series 8: Feast and Famine. This one isn’t as playful as that, but it’s every bit as eloquent. A Cut in the CordBy Julie Ellinger Hunt A red glow in a muggy sky now four pm on a fall day no […]