Jessica Marcarelli writes about planets, aliens, fairies, wizards, pirates, and even dark horrors. Despite her compulsive procrastination, her short stories and poems have been published in several print and online magazines. She lives in Arizona with her husband, one adorably insufferable cat, and enough books to cause a small avalanche. Visit her blog. Timeworn Tome By […]
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translucent
Bill Webb’s most recent poem to appear here was Discerning Vision (July 2013). translucent By Bill Webb what if there’s nothing left to be given? every good thing squandered scrambling after dreams that retreat each dawn to shadowy filament, morning’s uncertain memory an opaque bubble, that like me never contained anything at all
Helios
James McGurk’s most recent poem to appear here was When time stops (July 2013). Helios By James McGurk The sun a rose flowering in the gloamingPetals tumbling across a windless sky mosaic into mosaic An efflorescence feast slipping beneath weeping waves Wearing a death mask and howling for the dawn
What the Women Wrote, 4
This is the fifth in an ongoing series of poems written by women living with cancer. The most recent poem in the series to appear here was What the Women Wrote, 3 (April 2013). What the Women Wrote, 4By the Women Who Know The question:Ain’t I a woman?is so powerful and real.Can’t I produce greatness, brilliance,and pure […]
Fancies
Nick Talent sends poetic gems from stops along the way to readers all over the far-flung world. FanciesBy Nick Talent a mask over her facea scarf, maybeconcealing her hair,eyes, but displayingthe smile on her lipslike a frame I had all kinds of ideasabout her, who she was,what she liked,what she might really like and then the sunshifted, […]
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