Jenny Morse is a PhD candidate at the University of Illinois-Chicago. In her free time she tries to travel as much as possible and will complete her visits to all 50 US states this June with Oregon, Washington, and Alaska. her work has been published in Menacing Hedge, flashquake, and The Notre Dame Review. Neruda’s NeighborBy Jenny […]
It's just poetry, it won't bite
stitches
Kate Hammerich’s most recent poem to appear here was the downfall of civilization (April 2012). stitchesBy Kate Hammerich I a woman can fracture open underunspeakable violence. skin cantear like the voice can breakand go silent. a poet can speak of radical honesty,carefully document a life, and holda secret without believing she brokeher vow, but in the end, […]
Rooting
Kendal Turner’s most recent poem to appear here was Revealing. RootingBy Kendal TurnerHe is twigs and brancheswrapped around me.Leaves preparing to catch my tears.I have climbed up inside him,hidden myself from the taxing heatof too many questions. He shades my pale bones fromeverything that would seek topluck at their marrow, allowing me tokeep the best parts […]
Human Condition
Born to a South Carolina mother and a Boston Yankee father, Dr Andrew Badger has 4 daughters and 1 son (each was born in a different state, but all graduated from the same high school). He is also blessed with a stepdaughter and a stepson. He graduated from Bob Jones University and the University of […]
A time of war
Laura Zucca-Scott’s most recent poem to appear here was On Your Twelfth Birthday published as part of Contributor Series 11: On Birthdays in June 2012. A time of warBy Laura Zucca-Scott It was a time of warAnd yet you were still a boyFarming the land on foreign soil You told me the storyWalking along the sidewalkA perfect […]
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