“There’s music in all things, if men had ears:/Their earth is but an echo of the spheres.” –Lord Byron, from Don Juan So here we are embarking on another contributor series. Aren’t these fun? As you may have guessed from the opening quote the theme of this one is music. Tonight we launch Contributor Series […]
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Oxheart
Jenny Billings Beaver’s most recent poem here was Cancer. Today’s poem brings us into her world so we can almost taste those summer tomatoes and we can actually feel her loss. Oxheart By Jenny Billings Beaver Behind Poppa’s shed, he grew the best cantaloupe in town. Corn so sweet and the biggest blood red tomatoes you […]
Careless Mother
Maxwell Baumbach’s poem More appeared here in May. His first e-chapbook, Suburban Rhythm was published in September 2010 by Scars Publications in conjunction with cc&d magazine. Look for his amazing first full-length collection to be released in January 2012 by unbound CONTENT. Careless MotherBy Maxwell Baumbach I. I knew a careless mother of eight children she lost the first […]
Pinecrest
KC Bosch’s last poem to appear here was Untitled. Today he gives us winter when you’re wishing for summer. Some of us are on the brink of summer, but still wishing for it since it feels pretty cold still for June … Pinecrest By KC Bosch Needing fuel, it’s only five miles, power out Q-Stop, closed. […]
My Daughter Sings
Dee Thompson’s most recent poem here was Anachronism. She writes poetry about family and she has written books about being a mother to special needs adoptive children. She also writes an amazing blog, full of information, humor, affection and real-life moments. My Daughter Sings By Dee Thompson My daughter’s voice seeps out from underneath her door, And […]
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