Hadley Hury’s most recent poem to appear here was “Return Trip” (September 2016) Dailiness By Hadley Hury I‘ve never prayed along a strand of beads or bowed on a prayer rug five times a day, but I may have heard echoes of Tibetan chants or pilgrim steps across the hills of northern Spain when I rub […]
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The Harmonica
Jaclyn Burr’s most recent poem to appear here was “My Mother’s Room” (September 2016) The Harmonica By Jaclyn Burr Alone in this empty apartment, I count the minutes since my parents walked out the door. Tears begin to bud against resisting eyelashes. Crawling into my pocket, my hand grazes cool metal, and I wrap my fingers […]
Hidden Heroes
Laura Zucca-Scott’s most recent poem to appear here was “Like Old Sailors” (September 2016) Hidden Heroes By Laura Zucca-Scott Cold Sunday afternoons Autumn leaves under their feet Three boys walking to a soccer game Roughhousing the hurt away Friendship after the long war They ran from fear and losses They ran toward a future Made of […]
Dawn
Dawn By Glesni Moeller Dark clouds stroke the silvery moon It’s almost morn, dawn will come soon. The night, with all its darkness, gone The nightmare hours will soon be done. A rustle here, a birdsong there The dawn chorus soon fills the air. The break of day, a bewitching time The burning sun, it […]
A Man on Puget Sound
Ilona Martonfi’s most recent poem to appear here was “Die Fledermaus (the bat)” (August 2016) A Man on Puget Sound By Ilona Martonfi Mártonfi József June 20, 1948 – June 4, 2015 Unkempt dune sand shuttling the voiceless elegy of lament that I want more. Little brother Joe barefoot in marram grasses singing the lost love your […]
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