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Stalker

01.22.14 Posted in today's words by

Corey Mesler’s poem All the Dead appeared here in December 2013. Stalker By Corey Mesler We mocked our puppy hunting in the yard as if she were a lioness. Until she brought us dead squirrels, one, two, three. Now the game has abandoned the field and left Saskia to stalk leaves and sticks and the […]


Privileged Fear

01.21.14 Posted in today's words by

KJ Hannah Greenberg’s most recent poem to appear here was Whispers of Wilderness (December 2013). Privileged Fear By KJ Hannah Greenberg Distinct almost entirely, extinct Excepting uncharted members, Save their healthy dread; the hunt. “Unpreventable” incidents Regularly precede capture, Whether mice or men.  


Stray

01.20.14 Posted in today's words by

Jeffrey Smyers’ most recent poem to appear here was Dancing Dust on Rising Grave (April 2013). Stray By Jeffrey Smyers Ever should you ponder the faded visage of wounds and sores half inflicted, half depicted carved upon the door knock again, I’ll answer. And take you to my table. Feast, starved friend. In my patience, […]


Refugee

01.19.14 Posted in today's words by

Ian C Smith’s work has appeared in Axon: Creative Explorations, The Best Australian Poetry, London Grip, Poetry Salzburg Review, Quarterly Literary Review Singapore, The Weekend Australian, and Westerly. His latest book is Where I Work (Ginniderra Press, Adelaide). He lives in the Gippsland Lakes area of Victoria, Australia. Refugee By Ian C Smith The patrolman, […]


In the End

01.18.14 Posted in today's words by

Holly Day is a housewife and mother of 2 living in Minneapolis. She teaches needlepoint classes for the Minneapolis school district and writing classes at The Loft Literary Center. Her poetry has recently appeared in Hawai’i Pacific Review, Slant, and The Tampa Review, and she is the 2011 recipient of the Sam Ragan Poetry Prize […]


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