Paul Strohm’s most recent poem to appear here was The Poets (July 2013). I Remember It Well. Sort of By Paul Strohm We had a great time. We were miserable. I was funny. No, you weren’t. Ah, yes, I remember the wine. It was cheap beer. We had a very good steak. It was a […]
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The Nightmare
Murray Dunlap’s most recent poem to appear here was Forces of Nature (April 2014). The Nightmare By Murray Dunlap In time, it would all be the same as a nightmare: Faded, disjointed memory with no logic No meaning As it happened, however It scared the life out of me I became overly defensive Overly fearful […]
They do not burn
Rafael Ayala Páez’ poem April appeared here in April 2014. They do not burn* By Rafael Ayala Páez The lamp spills its wine …………………..over a body ……………………………………….a back or the loved To love crystal eyes …………………..To love this sibylline mouth is to be consumed in a blaze …………………..Nonetheless they do not burn ……………………………………….the skins like […]
Trees
Bill Webb’s most recent poem to appear here was Christmas Lights (April 2014). Trees By Bill Webb We lived near an orchard once, Row upon row of low gnarled trees Tended by an old gnarled man Misshapen like the trees, They stunted for harvest He by age, both according to plan. A college owned it. […]
Light in the Eastern Sky
Lana Joseph lives in Vermont with her dogs, her cats, her partner, and nature. She writes when the natural world tells her to. Light in the Eastern Sky By Lana Joseph Creeping orange over the thumb-smudged sage of Sterling Mountain foretells a midday blue to rival the deep Atlantic. This is the only alarm clock […]
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