Michael Ceraolo describes himself as a 52-year-old civil servant/poet trying to overcome a middle class upbringing. His work has been published in numerous magazines and he has one full-length and several shorter-length books to his credit. This poem is based on his project, Baseball a la Shakespeare, in which Michael is rewriting all of Shakespeare’s sonnets […]

Maxwell Baumbach is a writer from Elmhurst IL. He is also editor of the Heavy Hands Ink publication. His work has appeared in or is forthcoming at many journals including Opium Poetry 2.0, Five Fishes Journal, Children, Churches and Daddies, and The Shine Journal. His most recent poem at vox poetica was Rainbows: Fact or Fiction. Youth at Its Finest […]

Manny Beltran’s most recent poem at vox poetica was Morning Poem and it appeared in July. You’ve also seen his art paired with different pieces and as the cover for the first Contributor Series. His poem today begins in one place and ends someplace totally different.   The Kiss By Manny Beltran I gently close my eyes, […]

Bobbie Troy’s most recent appearance here was with Homeless Trilogy. You are familiar with her poetry, but you might not know that she writes contemporary fairy tales too. This poem today gives us a protagonist who doesn’t believe in being carried off to happily ever after.  Let’s Start Over By Bobbie Troy you turned my life […]

Laura Zucca-Scott is a college professor and writer. Her works have been published in English and Italian in several anthologies. One of her poems was recently included in the Beatitude, 50th Anniversary Anthology. Does this poem bring to life the Ellis Island experience for you?  Maze of Tomorrows By Laura Zucca-Scott I taste The sadness in […]