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I Will Stay With You

11.09.10 Posted in words to linger on by

Sunil P Narayan lives on the West Coast and describes his poetry as “a journey of self-exploration and an attempt to understand how the world is and what my family means to me.” This poem is as much about birth as death and love as distance. I Will Stay With You By Sunil P Narayan […]


Night Vigil

11.06.10 Posted in words to linger on by

Nicole Yurcaba’s poem Blue appeared here as part of Contributor Series 6: A Currency of Words in September. This poem opens upon a scene lush in detail and focused in scope. Nicole takes the reader into the deep part of night step by step and makes her space feel familiar. Night Vigil By Nicole Yurcaba “… but […]


It’s Time

11.01.10 Posted in words to linger on by

Orlando Rey’s poem reads like a wake-up call, doesn’t it? It’s Time By Orlando Rey If remnants of the past Bring a familiar rumble Of hidden scripts and causes Neither subscribe nor rewind …  It’s Time. Sweet landscapes Of mirrors and shadows Ripple the waters Of forgotten currents That dwindled into desistance With vestiges of […]


New Wave/New Vogue

10.29.10 Posted in audio, words to linger on by

Jeffrey Grunthaner’s poem In a Landscape appeared here in March 2010. His poetry is rich and textured, more suggestive than narrative, layered with imagery and the vague associations we make without thinking. Listen to him read this poem and see if that makes you think about the poem differently.  New Wave/New Vogue By Jeffrey Grunthaner Everything comes […]


One Face of Australia

10.25.10 Posted in words to linger on by

John S McCallum is a surfer that dropped out of the city of Perth to Margaret River about 22 years ago. He finished his science degree about 35 years ago and then hitchhiked around the United States, Canada, and Mexico trying to find himself (that discovery occurred on a Mayan pyramid in the middle of […]


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