Louis Gallo’s poem Dixie appeared here as part of Contributor Series 8: Feast and Famine. Is there a common theme running through that poem and this one? Faust NowBy Louis Gallo I don’t know why I’m reading this stupid History of American Pewter. Who cares about pewter besides bald antiquarians and fanatics of metallurgy, though the stuff […]
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Gazers
You all know how much vox poetica loves collaboration. And you’ve all read work by Julie and Stan (most recently found here and here). In this collaborative poem there are elements of both their style, yet the voice is truly blended. Julie’s imagery and Stan’s pacing create a poetic voice that can’t be teased into two, but rather stands on […]
Yellow Photographs
Thomas Starr is a licensed massage therapist and is returning to college to finish his bachelor’s degree in English. He has been writing poems as a hobby for about a decade. Check out his tumblr. Yellow Photographs By Thomas Starr Images float in the sepia tone horizons The blurred negatives left undeveloped Mixing with grains of […]
Lima Beans
Cassie Premo Steele’s poem What I wish I could say was third runner-up in the First Ever vox poetica Poetry Contest (it appeared here in January 2011). Her book This is how honey runs is available at unbound CONTENT in both print and audiobook versions. This poem is classic Cassie. Lima Beans By Cassie Premo Steele Both my girls […]
Nectar
Maureen Donatelli’s last poem here was Lessons. Today she gives us a lyrical and lavish lament. NectarBy Maureen Donatelli The morning was all sunlight uproarious, pouring like an ocean over my patio, filling the tiniest shadows between the petals of bright orange marigolds; their vibrancy brought you close, arresting you in mid flight, their orange hearts […]
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