This year’s Best of the Net nominations have been submitted! Please join me in congratulating the nominees and read the chosen poems here: Andrew Badger: Shaving Dad KC Bosch and Stan Galloway: Two Beers Down Rose Arrowsmith DeCoux: Let Grief Pour Out of You as if You Are Watering a Garden Beth Konkoski: When I […]
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Ring
Richard Schnap’s most recent poem to appear here was Trinity (April 2014). Ring By Richard Schnap It came to me as an immigrant Debarking from a crowded ship That carried it far from its birthplace In a jeweler’s shop in Budapest Or Prague. He gave it a voice And when it came to me it […]
The trouble with being perfect
Paul Goldberg’s most recent poem to appear here was Silly Sammy (October 2013). The trouble with being perfect By Paul Goldberg Perfect, that’s me. Every test I ever took, never had to read the book. Perfect in every way. So difficult to be this way. Learned to cha cha overnight. Learned to sky dive in […]
The Special Gift
Mark Gooch’s most recent poem to appear here was Value of Life (August 2014). The Special Gift By Mark Gooch Every day is special as we traverse the present. We donate time toward building a life Anticipating completing our goals. Today, however, I chose instead to Locate a special token expressing my sincere devotion Perhaps […]
Zen Nonsense
Peter C Venable has written both free and metric verse for more than 50 years. His work has been published in journals such as American Vedantist, Vineyards, The Christian Communicator, Third Wednesday, and The Merton Seasonal, and he has written 3 unpublished chapbooks. Peter works as an almost retired addiction and mental health counselor and […]
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