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All Those Nooks and Crannies

11.25.12 Posted in words to linger on by

KJ Hannah Greenberg’s most recent poem to appear here was Not Entirely Becoming Grandma (October 2012). If you like this poem, you will love her book, A Bank Robber’s Bad Luck With His Ex-Girlfriend, available here.  All Those Nooks and CranniesBy KJ Hannah Greenberg Zaftig love, unlike other visages, thrusts adipose tissue sun forwardWhile many frail-looking smaller folk, […]


Pen Pal, 1974

11.24.12 Posted in today's words by

Maureen Donatelli’s most recent poem to appear here was 13 (August 2012). Pen Pal, 1974By Maureen Donatelli Here, the sun has just reachedthe rim, has found a ripped seamin the cloud, changing remnant snowfrom blue to gold. There, you may have just fallen into sleep. Maybe the moonis a crescent or full or a transit of darkness. […]


Gossip Girls

11.23.12 Posted in today's words by

Sandy Patton is a native Virginian who shares her home with her husband and 2 bossy, outspoken felines. She is a member of Virginia Beach Writers, a weekly critique group, and Hampton Roads Writers. She enjoys reading her work at open mic events. Her poetry has appeared in print at Stories From the Chapel, and […]


#6

11.22.12 Posted in today's words by

Joshua Burton’s poem #1 appeared here in early November 2012. #6By Joshua Burton Time: aching and pacingWishing something awayPatience: staring at ceilingsA reminder of this restrictionLove: no amount of it can liberateme from this confinement


Reading My Life

11.22.12 Posted in words to linger on by

Ally Malinenko’s second book of poetry, Crashing to Earth, is forthcoming from Tainted Coffee Press. Her first book of poetry, Wanting Bone, was published by Six Gallery Press and her first novel for children, Lizzy Speare and the Cursed Tomb, was recently published by Antenna Books. Ally currently lives in the part of Brooklyn the […]


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