Daniel Dowe’s most recent poem here was Opening (December 2012). The Windy ArtistBy Daniel Dowe Don’t rake leaves,On windy Saturdays.November breezes like chaosAnd swirls.The November artistStages afternoon happenings:Where leaves form circle dances;Synchronized marches across intersections;And mutinies against carefully constructed piles. The Saturday wind is like an eight year old,Unconscious and uninterested in schedules,Contemptuous of adult tasks;Blowing away my […]
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Hurricane Sandy
Kay Middleton’s most recent poem to appear here was Porcelain Men (February 2012).Hurricane SandyBy Kay Middleton I have reached that point in the storm,likely just before the power goes out,when I hear the wind threateningoutside my window. The radio repeats the warnings,the closings, the speed of the windthreatening outside my window.Now the storm becomes a prison and […]
On my patio
Krista Ramsay holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Butler University, where she served as poetry editor for Booth: A Journal. Two of her poems will be appearing in the summer 2013 issue of Inclement Poetry Magazine. She currently lives in Indianapolis with her husband Dave and two turtles, Gary and Otis.On my patioBy Krista Ramsay The […]
Being
Marya Zilberberg’s most recent poem to appear here was: Staring into the eyes of God, published as part of Contributor Series 7: The Confessional Diary of Bone in December 2010.BeingBy Marya Zilberberg Yesterday in the sky I saw whales, Fusiform bodies lined up in parallel, A crack of sunlight in between, Looking south, Their cetacean song […]
A Flash Mob for Holiday Shoppers
KJ Hannah Greenberg’s most recent poem to appear here was All Those Nooks and Crannies (November 2012).A Flash Mob for Holiday ShoppersBy KJ Hannah Greenberg Turning tricks near neighborhood totems, ratherThan pirouetting higher on stage, triggers an itch;Suddenly there’s a need to curtsy the food court. Juniper, all tulle and sequins, pink sprigs of hair,Barbie doll makeup, tinsel […]
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