Scott Owens’ most recent poem to appear here was Long Yellow (April 2012).What Is NecessaryBy Scott Owens What is necessary is need.We need the bread, the water,the air we breathe, the handrubbing the back of the neck.Call it love or solaceor just the assurance of another bodywilling to touch our own.But more than thatwhat is necessary isnecessity. Call […]
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Intro to Blues
Karen Jakubowski lives on Long Island, where she was born, raised, fled from and returned to. Her poems have appeared in various online publications.Intro to Blues By Karen Jakubowski Perched on splintered stoolscramped shallow night. Bassplayer plucked and blues singerwailed. We slid through smokeclouds, landed on trampledmahogany planks. Stenchof stale beer and spilledwhiskey rising. Air thick,hazy. […]
The Recipe
Mary Sayler’s poem, Charcoal Portrait of an Actress, was published as part of Contributor Series 10: Silken Rags (September 2011) and her work has appeared at the prompts page. She has a new book forthcoming from Hiraeth Press. Stay tuned for details.The Recipe By Mary Sayler I am made of stars, sand, rain.My fingers flickerbirds,my feet fins,my […]
Wise Gardener
KK Singh’s most recent poem to appear here was Uncertain gift (February 2012).Wise GardenerBy KK SinghForsake this overgrowthNegative memories and thoughtsGreedy weedsRelentless insatiable creaturesStrangle what you attempt to cultivateOnce rich soil sappedOf all nourishmentThe wise gardener willReach without hesitationWith unsparing fingersDig out these interlopersOne wisp can give rise to a crop of miseryRake out the bitter remainsThey […]
Fire Flies
Clinton Van Inman’s most recent poem to appear here was Uncle (March 2012).Fire FliesBy Clinton Van Inman They glitter and glow like flashing starsThe fire flies we chase in summer’s sky.With some power we can not understandWe try to catch them and hold in handYet can only watch and wonder whyThe ones we catch and place in […]
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