Contributor Series 2: Candy and SpiritsTrick or Treat, A CinquainBy Mark Gooch Ghostlymoans and laughtershadows silently glidecostume-clad boys and girls, eyes widesweet treats Mark Gooch’s poetry (When I Drowned) has appeared at vox poetica in 2009.

Contributor Series 2: Candy and Spirits Trick or Treat With Pets (How My Dog Sees Hallowe’en) By Ken Karrer I just saw Rover from down the street beg for something good to eat (embarrassing really, but) nothing new about that, except he did it in a hat right beside that old Manx cat named Mephistopheles. […]

(Image courtesy of Seanna Breen)Contributor Series 2: Candy and SpiritsTable Mountain, Cape TownBy John Lavan Your uphill path isn’t haunted–evenbaseball caps on hikers comfort you until an unusualness when something warm and bonygets on my back, reaches and squeezesmy frightened wrist untilI let go,alarmed, of my chocolatebar and the skeleton creature whoops andsprings baboonto the […]

Spiders, witches, and ghosts, oh my! It is that time of year when we think of all things creepy. And candy. Like that most delicious combination of chocolate and peanut butter. So, in this spirit (ha, ha!), let me introduce Contributor Series 2. We inaugurate this series with a fun and freaky poem by Val […]