Bobbie Troy’s poem, Words of Life, appeared as part of Contributor Series 6: A Currency of Words in October 2010. In Bobbie’s own words: “When we hear about the Holocaust, it is usually in terms of millions of people suffering horrible deaths. But some of those people did survive. How did they do it? This poem […]
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El Ingenioso Hidalgo
William C Ross’s poem Word’s Worth appeared as part of Contributor Series 6: A Currency of Words in September. As you know from reading his previous writings, William sometimes writes poems using the Dictionary.com word of the day as a prompt. The word that set him to writing this poem was “quixotic.” El Ingenioso Hidalgo By William […]
I Will Stay With You
Sunil P Narayan lives on the West Coast and describes his poetry as “a journey of self-exploration and an attempt to understand how the world is and what my family means to me.” This poem is as much about birth as death and love as distance. I Will Stay With You By Sunil P Narayan […]
Ariadne
Brandon Copeland is a 29-year-old justice activist and writer originally from Kentucky. To learn more about him, visit his web site. Ariadne By Brandon Copeland The pilgrimage out, Of one’s labyrinth is a journey, A legend, Littered with lightfooted leaps We all need our Ariadne, with her skeins of gold iridescent guide through our nights. With […]
Deviating Under the Starlight: Whispers of Divestment
KJ Hannah Greenberg brought us Lake Wyola’s Mile High Farm: Sociology in America back in August. Today’s poem is a bit different, but every bit as chewy. Deviating Under Starlight: Whispers of Divestment By KJ Hannah Greenberg I’m deviating left and right, In the sun, plus twice at night. Might as well feign like Clytie: When running […]
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