The Gathering By Devon Balwit back when the tomatoes were still whole and the corn unshucked, we had not yet fought. the wine shouldered its cork, the peaches hid rough pits, and we our secrets. but skin peeled back on fibrous hearts. we took our tines and plunged them in. at the end there were […]
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Screens
Hadley Hury’s most recent poem to appear here was “Old Friends” (July 2016) Screens By Hadley Hury When the last light has seeped from the screened porch and the trees begin to silhouette themselves against the slice of peach that is the moon we too assume a somewhat transformed mien as now and then for moments […]
Buzzer Beater (10)
Michael Ceraolo’s most recent poem to appear here was “untitled” (July 2012) Buzzer Beater (10) By Michael Ceraolo the jumper that swished for the win […]
Portrait of a Man with Cat Ears
Neil Ellman’s most recent poem to appear here was “The Tranquility of Previous Existence” (April 2015) Portrait of a Man with Cat Ears By Neil Ellman (after the painting by Richard Aldrich) The man with ears like a cat’s can hear the slightest movement of a mouse, a leaf, a hummingbird’s wings or the breath […]
Four Men in the Pub
Marc Carver’s most recent poem to appear here was “Watcher” (June 2016) Four Men in the Pub By Marc Carver In the pub three men sit at a table in front of me. They have a beer in front of them and all of them have lighted faces as they all stare into their phones as if they […]
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