Rob Krabbe’s most recent poem here was The Next Time I Die. Tonight he gives us a love poem. Sometimes the rain By Rob Krabbe Sometimes the gentle rain wraps around me, cooling my skin. It takes me to itself like an old familiar lover that knows me better than she knows herself. A deeper love […]
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The Plot
Matthew Ross is 33 and from England. He is living and working as an ESL teacher in Seoul. His work has been published in Osprey Journal, Haggard and Hallo, Edison Literary Review, Two Hawks Quarterly, and Munyan. When Matthew is not teaching or writing he enjoys reading the work of Philip Larkin and Hugo Williams among others. The PlotBy Matthew Roberts […]
What Have You on Sunday Afternoon
Maureen Donatelli’s most recent poem here was Nectar. Read them both and you’ll get a sense for Maureen’s versatility. What Have You on Sunday Afternoon By Maureen Donatelli clouds measure, white feathers cross a sapphire sky, water is the outcome, pulled from warm sweet skin, with sermons and yellow straw hats abandoned to the shade of […]
Fibreglass Boats and Lemonade Stands
Chris G Vaillancourt’s poem Little Grandson, Little Boy appeared here in April. Chris’ poetry often reflects defining moments in life, some pastoral, some more overtly dramatic. This one is dramatic. Fibreglass Boats and Lemonade Stands By Chris G Vaillancourt I heard the hissing of the snake before I felt its fangs pierce the night air. Fibreglass boats […]
The Brahman of Poetry
Bobbie Troy’s most recent poem here was Over the Top. Her poem today raises a few questions: is creativity compatible with those faiths that espouse raising consciousness above need and desire, eg, can a writer truly practice Zen Buddhism? Does the creative urge place attainment of the higher state described here out of reach? The Brahman […]
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