Darryl Willis’ most recent poem to appear here was Donetsk 2009, published as part of Contributor Series 9: If Men Had Ears, in June 2011. Ukrainka v’ChyorniyBy Darryl Willis I’m haunted by a girl in black.I cannot escape her eyes. Althoughshe hides, she hunts me down; appearsin complete peripheral view.Today she stood on the busfrom the […]
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Umbrella-Shaped Hole
Gianluca D’Elia says this about his poem: “The idea to capitalize certain words was inspired by Arundhati Roy’s writing style in The God of Small Things, which I just finished reading and the quote from the book: ‘When you hurt people, they begin to love you less. That’s what careless words do. They make people […]
The Old Knight
Stan Galloway’s most recent poem to appear here was Nocturne in C, a collaboration with Sana Khalesi (April 2012). The Old KnightBy Stan Galloway When the princess– dragons threatening, odds against her, fought for and then rescued by the old unlikely knight–sees her rescuer andsays a simple thank-you,turns away to others,I remember that we do not […]
Three Haiku
Denny E Marshall’s most recent poem to appear here was Jump (September 2012). Three HaikuBy Denny E Marshall Buying some goldfishStore clerk behind counter askPaper or plastic Make wish, Genie saidI said I wish you showed upTwenty years sooner The national debtPuny compared to the sizeOf the universe
Night
Linda Bojman has been writing poetry since the 1970s and this is her first publication. She was born and raised in Brooklyn NY and went to school in New York and Pennsylvania. She has 2 degrees in nutrition and worked as a nutritionist for many years. She currently lives in Philadelphia and is going back […]
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