Aphonic By Carl Scharwath She is the lament of the voiceless consuming silence onto parchment into the psyche, histories skirmish chains of the enslaved loosen their duress to her words— we together manipulate the pendulum to rebuild our most treasured commodity— hope.
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October
Andrew Badger’s most recent poem to appear here was “Alleluia” (July 2016) October By Andrew Badger All Saints Eve cool, moon lit in a cloudless sky seeing hordes of ghouls, demons, and frightful creatures using the voices of neighborhood kids threatening us with drastic tricks should we not bless them with treats that dentists secretly condone […]
October’s Smooth
Molly Frederick’s most recent poem to appear here was “Two, Together” (August 2016) October’s Smooth By Molly Frederick Sunlight flickers through dry, curled leaves under gentle prickings of the wind. Autumn’s round, ripe blandishments have arrived, and how easily they persuade. An afternoon, inseparable from air, gives shiny beaks hard proof of what has been, and […]
Shorebirds
Moriah LaChapell’s most recent poem to appear here was “Love’s Succession” (April 2013) Shorebirds By Moriah LaChapell My father taught me the language of birds. the signals in primal movement and sound. The significance of wings and trills transferred through trees, across water. Tonight after we spoke, I watched loons float across water as a boat […]
The Reservoir
James H. Duncan’s most recent poem to appear here was “Red Tulip” (February 2012) The Reservoir By James H. Duncan dawn blue water where jagged pines bleed mirror images across sparkling ripples, mallards shattered the skin, and motes of summer hang in the air the scent of wet earth and mud dreams or hallucinations? seasons or […]
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