John Sibley Williams is a poet and book publicist residing in Portland OR. He has earned an MA in writing and currently studies book publishing at Portland State University where he serves as acquisitions manager of Ooligan Press and publicist for Three Muses Press. His poetry was nominated for the 2009 Pushcart Prize and his […]
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Nights at the Plantation
Charles Clifford Brooks III had a poem, Wet Walks With Otis Redding, appear here as part of Contributor Series 9: If Men Had Ears. This poem is part of a collection that is forthcoming. Nights at the PlantationBy Charles Clifford Brooks IIIAt eleven years old my great-aunt gave me coffee. Staying overnight I slept on the […]
Hairstreaks and Blues
Murray Dunlap’s work has appeared in about 30 magazines and journals. His stories have twice been nominated for the Pushcart Prize as well as Best New American Voices, and his first book, Alabama, was a finalist for the Maurice Prize in Fiction. His new collection of short stories, Bastard Blue (Press 53) was released in June 2011. […]
Rosa
Louis Gallo’s most recent poem to appear here was To All the Music I Will Never Hear, published in June 2011 as part of Contributor Series 9: If Men Had Ears. Don’t you just love the sprawling way Louis tells a story? RosaBy Louis Gallo Back then I had a new girlfriend and of course we […]
Dazzle me snow
Charlotte Rauner’s most recent poem to appear here was Untitled (May 2011). Who can resist a poem about snow in summer? And who can ever truly know the moon? Dazzle me snowBy Charlotte RaunerDazzle me snow under your breath whisper the secrets the moon has told you. Sprinkle the words gently and slowly into open ears. My […]
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