Lori Izykowski’s most recent poem to appear here was Clarity (September 2011). About this poem, Lori says: “Remembering a film I watched on the one-year anniversary and reading excerpts from that film here, the story of Brian and Stanley struck me as particularly poignant. What is the line between who survives and who perishes? What twist of fate […]
It's just poetry, it won't bite
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Daniel Dowe is a high school English teacher living in Windsor CT. He holds a PhD from the University of South Carolina. His favorite poet to teach is Emily Dickinson–his up-river neighbor. untitled 1By Daniel Dowe My mom sprinkled sugar On everything she could Spaghetti, baby food, even meatloaf She excelled in making life exuberant […]
Rain
Born in the Great Depression, Pasquale Varallo quit school after eighth grade, joined the Army at 16, the Coast Guard at 19. He doesn’t like poetry if it isn’t understandable after 2 readings. He was widowed after 42 years of marriage to his beloved wife, with whom he had 4 children (and 3 grandchildren). He […]
All the fallen girls all these broken girls
KK Singh is a writer of many pages that never see the light of day. She lives in suburban New Jersey with her amazing family. All the fallen girls all these broken girlsBy KK Singh Girl 1 Her tiny face tips toward mine in confession Leaning across the round table laid out with buffet-grade china, […]
Late August, Liminga Road
Ray Sharp’s most recent poem to appear here was What the Poet Knew About Music, published as part of Contributor Series 9: If Men Had Ears. Late August, Liminga RoadBy Ray Sharp Three ravens on the road, picking at a fresh kill. Big heads, black feathers puffed out, chests forward, strutting over the remains of a […]
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