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When I Was Eleven

11.19.13 Posted in today's words by

Beth Konkoski debuts at vox poetica. When I Was Eleven By Beth Konkoski Summer boredom hit that first Tuesday, the allotted hours between meals and swims long as a circle of rosary beads. By evening we prowled the cage of time until our parents heaved us into the blackness letting fireflies and street lights guide […]


Fine Art

11.18.13 Posted in today's words by

Clinton Van Inman likes to give us slices of life in poetry. Fine Art By Clinton Van Inman It is more about tasting fine wine While sitting and listening to local jazz, Or introducing all the well-dressed wives Who stand with fancy minks while posing For the who’s who in the local magazine, Or all […]


Reclamation

11.17.13 Posted in today's words by

Scott Owens on perfection. Reclamation By Scott Owens Having seen the transformation of one rundown furniture plant into expensive restaurant, brewery, boutique shops for clothes and frozen yogurt, and noticing the ongoing cleaning out of another, and knowing it had already happened with my life, education and divorce and writing redeeming what had once been […]


Clowns

11.16.13 Posted in today's words by

John Kaniecki’s most recent poem to appear here was Various Words (August 2013). Clowns By John Kaniecki Wall Street at morning, Manhattan downtown I start laughing as I pass clown after clown No painted face or flashing red nose A clown he needs none of those Mockingly funny, gloomy despair God bless the one who […]


Antigone

11.15.13 Posted in today's words by

Danielle LaRose lives in Latham NY. She recently graduated from SUNY Albany with a BA in English and works as a bookseller at her local Barnes & Noble. Her poetry and short stories have contributed to successful completion of the 2009 NaNoWriMo contest. She strives to apply the “critique-al” perspective she gained from her studies […]


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