All told, between vox poetica and unbound CONTENT I read about a thousand poems and whittled them down to 12, 6 from vox, 6 from uC. By now you all know that picking half a dozen from the year’s poems is a lunatic mission. But the nominations are safely in the offices of the Pushcart […]

Laura Zucca-Scott’s most recent poem to appear here was On a Southbound Train (October 2012).My wordsBy Laura Zucca-Scott They took my words awayAnd I stood thereDumbfounded, defeatedA convenient presenceIn a too loud world I turned around seekingThe sunlightA doubtful kryptonite antidoteI could always count onThey laughed Didn’t you hear the news?Imagination diedIn a plane crashThey were flying […]

Anthony Ward’s most recent poem to appear here was The Nervous System(October 2012).That Sinking FeelingBy Anthony Ward I sink into myselfUntil I’m practically drowning Waving my arms in the airSo people think I’m crazy Just hankering for attentionAs I go under Nobody noticingUntil I’m gone.

Frieda Landau is a Virginia-based writer who works in various genres. She is a member of Hampton Roads Writers and The Poetry Society of Virginia. Visit her website.No Mind a WhetstoneBy Frieda Landau No mind a whetstone to my ownAllusions fly past uncaughtPleasures of the mindPleasures of the bodyInextricably intertwinedBuried in your graveNothing to fill the […]

Kenneth Weene’s most recent poem to appear here was Lowery day (July 2012).Greatest sinBy Kenneth Weene A glimpse, a touch, a fleeting whiff of scent;you spoke, but not to me, a word upon the winds.For years I’ve yearned to taste your loveand loving you became my greatest sin.