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The Question

02.16.11 Posted in today's words by

Rob Howell is an aspiring poet and flash fiction writer who can sometimes be found performing in Central Florida spoken word competitions. Someday he may even win one. How many of you have had an experience like this on Valentine’s Day? The Question By Robert Howell Jr She stared out the window as her pasta […]


Reverie

02.15.11 Posted in today's words by

Stan Galloway’s poem I Smell Onions appeared here at New Years as the first place winner in the today’s words division of the First-Ever vox poetica Poetry Contest. This is another love poem, but from a very different standpoint. Reverie By Stan Galloway After your shower, I see you from the doorway sitting at the bed edge, […]


Untitled

02.14.11 Posted in today's words by

KC Bosch’s poem Keep on Driving appeared here in August 2010. In a recent update to his bio, KC says he started writing to remember and now does it for fun when the spirit moves him. They say all poems are about love or death. Which do you think this is about? Untitled By KC Bosch Death […]


Meagerbird and Boy

02.14.11 Posted in words to linger on by

Ray Succre is an undergraduate currently living on the southern Oregon coast with his wife and son. His poems have been published in journals such as Aesthetica, Poets and Artists, and Pank as well as in many others internationally. His novels Tatterdemalion (2008) and Amphisbaena (2009), both through Cauliay, are widely available in print. Other Cruel Things (2009), an online collection of poetry, is available […]


Diner

02.13.11 Posted in today's words by

David Aichele’s poem That Time, Revisited appeared here in November 2010. This poem describes a place that could be anywhere. Doesn’t it feel familiar and strange at the same time? Diner By David Aichele My heart beats in the bowl of a Greasy Spoon, as it stirs sour notes in cold chicken stock oily dissonance […]


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