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Reaching

05.04.14 Posted in today's words by

Anthony Ward’s most recent poem to appear here was Vessel (April 2014). Reaching By Anthony Ward Should we strive for immortality at the expense of our lives? Wanting to be in the minority Before we end up the majority, Placing so much effort into being remembered We forget who we are?  


N.E.W.S.: A Rotating Poem

05.03.14 Posted in today's words by

Changming Yuan’s most recent poem to appear here was Outside the Zoo (April 2014). N.E.W.S.: A Rotating Poem By Changming Yuan North:….after the storm ………….all dust hung up ………….in the crowded air ………….with his human face ………….frozen into a dot of dust ………….and a rising spectacle of dust ………….melted into his face ………….to avoid this […]


He Says

05.02.14 Posted in today's words by

Morgan Bazilian’s poem Evening appeared here in April 2014. He says By Morgan Bazilian He says he is settled A new baby making faces and little noises An old house a porch, a scent of smoke of willow And driving home without traffic he notices that he has turned old There is distance and trepidation […]


May Day

05.01.14 Posted in today's words by

Elizabeth Dublin’s most recent poem to appear here was Jack o’lantern Love (October 2013). May Day By Elizabeth Dublin Forsythia blooms late this year behind the last of the daffodils and hyacinth. The dogwood drops its petals in ribbons, a pink and white maypole, dancing. Labor and leisure, yin and yang dominate the discourse in […]


April

04.30.14 Posted in today's words by

Rafael Ayala Páez was born in Zaraza, Guárico, Venezuela in 1988. He studied at the Universidad Nacional Experimental Simón Rodríguez (UNESR). His collection included Bocados de silencia (2012) and The lightness of matter (2012). His work was featured in The Blue Hour Anthology–A collection of poetry, prose and art (Blue Hour Press 2013). He was […]


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