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An Excerpt From the Diary of a Man Growing Old

12.06.09 Posted in today's words by

Neil Ellman’s poetry has appeared here before (The Morning After). You can also read one of his poems at Astropoetica. He writes in New Jersey. In this poem, Neil finds the magic in the mundane and adds humor to underscore the insight. An Excerpt From the Diary of a Man Growing Old By Neil Ellman […]


Older, Wiser

12.05.09 Posted in today's words by

Hockey has the power play, you’re familiar with the term, when one team has the advantage of more players on the ice than the opponent. What that means, of course, is that the team with the advantage can muscle its way on to the scoreboard. Jean Hendrickson is always on a power play and the […]


2009 Pushcart Prize Nominees

12.04.09 Posted in Award Nominees by

The vox poetica nominees for the 2009 Pushcart Prize are Bryan Borland, Weeds; Clay Carpenter, Strawberry; Ray Sharp, Threnody for the Survivors of September 11, 2001; Rae Spencer, What If; Cassie Premo Steele, The Poemgranate; and Bobbie Troy, Dear Diane. Congratulations to all of you! Your poems are divine!


Canary

12.04.09 Posted in today's words by

Sandy Benitez spent her childhood traveling the world as a military brat. Her poetry has appeared in over 100 print and online poetry journals such as Contemporary American Voices, The Clearfield Review, Tinfoildresses, Elimae, Full of Crow, Lung Poetry Journal, and Loch Raven Review. She currently resides in Wyoming with her husband, 2 children, and […]


African Crow

12.03.09 Posted in today's words by

Stan Galloway is a professor of English at Bridgewater College, Bridgewater VA (did no one see that coming?), where he also lives and writes. He has a book of literary criticism set to be released in spring 2010 called Teenage Tarzan: A Literary Analysis of Jungle Tales of Tarzan. This poem was inspired by Stan’s […]


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