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Modern Icarus

03.08.12 Posted in today's words by

Laura Zucca-Scott’s most recent poem to appear here was Springtime Bliss(January 1012).Modern IcarusBy Laura Zucca-Scott Like a modern IcarusCaressing the sunTantalizingExplodingBurning dreamsNever a tomorrow Warm hopesWritten in stoneWrath stormingWith fiery strength All is lostAll is gainedIn a flutter of wings


Morning Glory

03.08.12 Posted in words to linger on by

PMPope’s most recent poem to appear here was how to find the calendar made for the muse (January 2012). His poetry collection, Written All Over Your Face{book} is now available and you can listen to him read from it and talk about it in his recent interview at vox poetica’s 15 Minutes of Poetry. Morning Glory By PMPope Look @ […]


Urban Offerings to the Wild

03.07.12 Posted in today's words by

Mariah Boone’s most recent poem to appear here was Ice Baby (February 2012).Urban Offerings to the WildBy Mariah Boone The chickadees with black-striped facesEspecially like the pumpkin loafFrom Starbucks It has seeds across the top You can crumble it across the courtyardAnd they will come pop-hopping to eat itWarily closeI offer it whenever I can


Broken Goes the Circle

03.06.12 Posted in today's words by

Nicole Yurcaba’s most recent poem to appear here was Interstellar Overdrive (January 2012).Broken Goes the CircleBy Nicole Yurcaba spent ammo brass littering the wooden night stand, spilled from the overturned green plastic hundred-round   container, coming to rest against empty glass Ancient Age bottles, devoid of their burning, senses-   altering amber,weighting down a crisp new fifty,  a corner-bent […]


Father to All

03.05.12 Posted in today's words by

Robert Tomolillo’s most recent poem to appear here was Gathering Trees (January 2012).Father to AllBy Bob Tomolillo At first I couldn’t understand why he imposedsuch responsibility on the little boy. Why hecalled me dad. Why he yelled out loud for mewhen Aunt Mary fell down the stairs. Why hemade me promise that I would never hurt themin […]


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