Christopher Roe’s most recent poem to appear here was Mirrored (November 2012). Undercover PoetBy Christopher Roe Everyday I go outamong the armiesof uniform samenessas they do battlewith their indifferenceunder a flag of surrender.In their need to be differentthey manage to all be the same becauseevery army has its uniformthat they wear […]
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NYC
James Mc Elroy’s most recent poem to appear here was IBW (November 2012).NYCBy James Mc Elroy Summer nightAnd a humid fog (ofSorts) takes to thePan AmBuilding like something fromAnother world. A woman who co-worksYou asks, “Does your wifeThink you’re having an affair?” The hot air on your feet–The sheer woman of the streetsBetween midnight and oneBefore boarding […]
Passion
Jean McLeod’s most recent poem to appear here was This Time of Year (November 2012).PassionBy Jean McLeod He scooped her up like sandthat ran warm through his fingersall her angles smoothed.Sighs bloomedmore honest than breath,a song floated off their edgesincandescent bluesinked shadowssweet muska glissando
Iamb Perfect
Azra Daniel Francis is retired and in poor health. His physical activity is limited, but he writes poetry and short stories and that’s a good thing. He’s also got some wonderful emoticons to adorn his emails and, well, I just like that a lot.Iamb PerfectBy Azra Daniel Francis Within a universe that’s InfiniteThere’s nothing happens onlyOnce: […]
Undertakings
Joseph Harker’s most recent poem to appear here was Elizabeth in Rome, 1962 (October 2011). UndertakingsBy Joseph Harker Promise to be a better person, tomorrow:for now, let the sun go down on your beautiful wreckage. When you make promises you can’t keep,fold them into a kind of origami, red birds, blue frogs,arranged around your crown as sentinel […]
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