Holly Day’s most recent poem to appear here was In the end. It Would Be Easier to Think of White Knights By Holly Day if I wasn’t the one always killing spiders, digging holes for dead pets going to work every day. If it wasn’t me putting food on the table I’m now sure why. […]
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Before You
The difference between two eras. Before You By Julie Ellinger Hunt Before you, I didn’t believe. Trees were just trees. The earth was just something beneath my feet. God was just someone foolish, crazy people spoke to when lonely. Life was just a succession of days filled with responsibility. Before you, when clouds parted, only […]
God, You Will Not Bargain
Corey Mesler’s most recent poem to appear here was Stalker (January 2014). God, You Will Not Bargain By Corey Mesler No matter how deeply I go down into myself/my God is dark, and like a webbing made/of a hundred roots, that drink in silence. ………………………………………..–Rainer Maria Rilke God, You will not bargain. They tell me You […]
Double Nature
Julia Hones poem Choice appeared here in January 2014. Double Nature By Julia Hones Amid the expanse of meadows the remnant of a tree caught my attention. Akin to the sculpture of a wild goose about to fly away into the sky or to a dinosaur, a piece of history embedded in its bones. The […]
… This Is a Two-Man Tally Sheet
Steven Minchin’s most recent poem to appear here was The Erasure of Sunset (January 2014). … This Is a Two-Man Tally Sheet By Steven Minchin This is a take on us as each other This is an unmitigated volley of “well … you!” As we pour flammable elixir down our union To singe and win, […]
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