Mark Myers lives and writes in North Carolina. When he’s not writing he works as a land surveyor. His work was recently published at Ink Sweat and Tears and he maintains a blog where you can read more of his work. Mark’s poem here is a literary reminder that things aren’t always what they seem. SchooledBy Mark Myers Two […]

Sara Fryd was born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, and spent the first five years of her life in an American refugee camp near Munich, Germany. She moved with her family to the United States in 1951, arriving in New Orleans and ultimately settling in Phoenix. Sara started writing on March 25, 1991, and she hasn’t stopped […]

BR Belletryst writes some chewy poems, doesn’t he? The Philosophy of Math and A Cactus Grows in the Desert (part of Contributor Series 4) give us rich language to savor and ponder. This poem gives us some insight into the process behind the provision of BR’s poetry. Stop by his blog for more food for thought. Idle Chatter By BR Belletryst […]

You have read Sharran Windwalker’s poetry (The Rock on the Road) so you know that the natural world inhabits his poetic work. It functions as both character and metaphor and reflects the themes of renewal and destruction in the poems. Can We ChangeBy Sharran WindwalkerAt the breach of dawn as the subtle light plays games […]

Michigan painter and writer Ivan Jenson has shared his words with us before (Hunger Strike, The Problem). See some of his art at his web site. This poem will make you think. When you read it, do you feel like Ivan is speaking for men or for a more generic human of either gender?   Mouth of BabesBy […]