Holly Day’s most recent poem to appear here was The Wooden Man (May 2013). Missing KeystrokesBy Holly Day typewriter lies dead in the corneron the floor, keyboard split, askew, like a mouthfulof angry teeth, inlaid withcarefully-set pieces of ebony screaming“hit me again youqwerty motherfucker” typewriter burns bright in the corner, tapering flames darken the single sheet of […]
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Bicycle Days
Erren Geraud Kelly’s poem Making Movies appeared here in April 2013. Bicycle DaysBy Erren Geraud Kelly it is the race thatnever stopsnor do the participants care ifthey win or losenor do they tryit is like a sceneout of a sartre novelhe would be proud of itas if nothingnesshas a purposethe waitress walks by mytable oftenand i wish […]
In the Arboretum
Originally from Niagara Falls Ontario, Pushcart nominee Bruce McRae is a musician who has spent much of his life in London and British Columbia. He has been published in hundreds of periodicals and anthologies. His first book, “The So-Called Sonnets,” is available from Silenced Press (and at Amazon). Visit his website. In the ArboretumBy Bruce McRae […]
Old Keys
William C Ross’ most recent poem to appear here was Dog Days Quintet (August 2012). Old KeysBy William C Ross Metal memories line an old cigar box,a congress of keys that have outlived their locks,and some, their doors and buildings, as well–and all with a silent story to tell. Apartments, houses, an office, a car.Cabins and cabinets […]
The Maple
Harris Tobias’ most recent poem to appear here was Sea Cow (March 2013). The MapleBy Harris Tobias Our storm-damaged maple repairs itselfThat dear tree from whose branch we hunga swing. A majestic and a giving thing must nowBegin repairs in that slow and careful way trees haveA limb that took sixty years to growbecomes another scar. A […]
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