Rae Spencer’s most recent poem to appear here was After the Birthday, published as part of Contributor Series 11: On Birthdays in June 2012. The RoadBy Rae Spencer She scrimped and saved for the cottagePremium roadside propertyAnd that front windowShone with gold reflection All day on sunny daysA shade less in the rain Across the road, […]
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Silence
Mohana Das is an aspiring writer from Kolkata, India. Acoustic Ink describes her as “a mender of words,” and says “Quilting the most delicate form of words, her stunning imagery is alluring and unrelenting … Her elements of writing are haunting and profound, transcending us into different portals of flowing words and obscure euphoria.” Mohana is a […]
Legacy
Gregory Gunn’s most recent poem to appear here was Searching for You (March 2012).LegacyBy Gregory GunnProvide us a poemof imprudence for every stanzaof diplomacy we articulatedfor intrinsically it is our birthright.Permit us to ascend to celestialloftiness where lunar lungsinflate with platinum & silveras solar orifices draw inlustrous, bejeweled gold. And as we descend towardthe terrestrial globe again,allow […]
The Day My Husband Had a Stroke
Abbie Johnson Taylor’s poetry collection, How to Build a Better Mousetrap: Recollections and Reflections of a Family Caregiver, was published by iUniverse in December of 2011. Her novel, We Shall Overcome, also published by iUniverse, was released in July 2011. She is legally blind and lives in Sheridan WY with her totally blind husband Bill, partially paralyzed as a […]
Dawn the Way I Want Her To
In case you don’t remember why you should remember Scott Owens, let’s revisit: His tenth collection of poetry, Shadows Trail Them home, is due out from Clemson University Press this fall, his work has received awards from the Academy of American Poets, the Pushcart Prize Anthology, the NC Writers Network, the NC Poetry Society, and the Poetry […]
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