Aren’t you appreciative that the state of Virginia so generously gives us wonderful poetry? You’ve read Bette Hileman’s work here before, most recently Forgetting. Today she takes on a subject we all ponder, and from a perspective we can all relate to. She points out the inadequacies of human understanding and makes us laugh at our […]
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The Canine Trail Memorial
Daniel Wilcox resides on the central coast of California with his mystery-loving wife and a hyper cat named Fizzy. He writes, reads, shoots photography, and finds time to exercise. He’s an old backpacker and misses those trips. He has hiked up the tallest peak in Arizona, to the top of Mount Whitney in the Sierra […]
Stealing Days
KC Bosch writes in Virginia. Regarding this poem he says it was “written about a day I hope to have countless more of.” That wonderful sentiment, the simple title, and the elegance of this poem could make a reader feel downright jealous. I hope it inspires you to steal a day or two really soon […]
1st Grade: When Jessica Byrd Crossed the Train Tracks
Taryn Spencer’s poetry is vivid and visual. You already know that because you remember Damn Syndrome and you have visited her web site. Wait til you read what she gives us today. A boxer uses the jab to set up for the knock-out cross. Taryn does the same thing in this poem but with language instead of punches. […]
The Lives of Sister and Brother
Grace Burns has given us lovely poetry about family life (The Exercise Class, First Impressions). She spoke on 15 Minutes of Poetry about her writing, her motivation, her process, her split life as a writer and an engineer. Here she gives us a study in precision with a triple ladder cinquain (the ladder cinquain made famous by Adelaide […]
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