Mildred Speidel’s poem Words appeared here as part of Contributor Series 6: A Currency of Words in September. This is a different poem, but with a similar theme: love that doesn’t last. Bed of Roses By Mildred Speidel She lay across his silken sheets Rose petals scattered ’round He beckoned her to feel no boundaries just embrace […]
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That Time, Revisited
David Aichele is 24 years old, lives in Phoenix AZ, and considers himself a poet of the streets, an urban philosopher, and modern-day existentialist. His work chronicles the struggles of city life and the ennui of anonymity in a place with millions of people. About this poem David says: “It tells a tale of bittersweet […]
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Manny Beltran’s poem The Kiss appeared here in September. This poem explores a universal theme and one that Manny has worked into his visual art as well. untitled VI By Manny Beltran I watch the hours pass So quickly do they turn to days A single moment means nothing As the hands of time progress Months come […]
Tendril
Leila A Fortier is a writer, artist, poet, and photographer currently living on the island of Okinawa, Japan. Her poetry is a hybrid form of words crafted into visual designs and often incorporating multi-media elements. Her work has appeared in numerous literary magazines, journals, and anthologies. To see more of her work, visit her web site. […]
Malignant
Brooke Elliott is a student at Bridgewater College in Virginia. This is her first poem published at vox poetica. Malignant By Brooke Elliott The black, bulbous death, This self-disease, Salivates on my young skin, And the swollen cells breed unbidden, And trickle down my leg. Healing leaves scars More vivid than their cause, Dark black […]
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