John Sherer’s most recent appearance here was Average, part of Contributor Series 5: Dramatis Personae. He writes about a variety of subjects and today’s poem feels a little more cryptic than some of his others. It evokes summer, late summer in fact, and it describes communing with nature, and it’s a lovely addition to John’s body […]

Alana Saltz recently graduated from Occidental College with a degree in English literature and creative writing. She currently resides in smoggy Los Angeles where she is waiting for whatever comes next. Visit her blog to see some of her photography and more of her writing. Alana’s poem takes us past a sadness to what came before, and […]

Hugh Fox made his first appearance here with his poem Down to in June. You remember his style and this is a similar yet very different kind of poem. His style is conversational, what he relates here he could be relating on a phone or in an office or on an airplane. Don’t you love the stories […]

William C Ross appeared here recently with To Pen Sylvania. As you know, William makes a daily exercise out of “versifying” the word of the day at Dictionary.com. Today’s word was “fealty.” What would you do with that word? I would give it back and take a new one! But I couldn’t write this either. Kudos William! […]

A day that starts with a lesson from the Professor is a great day indeed! Bob Christin recently gave us Inner Lives, part of Contributor Series 5: Dramatis Personae. Here he gives us a different story, but his voice is always his own, identifiable to us no matter the story. Goodness By Bob Christin She’s all […]