Extra Large 200th Birthday A poem by Joe Cottonwood Extra Large 200th Birthday Let’s gather my children, their partners, their offspring— shades of hair, skin, eyes, a palette of DNA mixing cultures and continents. Let’s celebrate first by repairing the... Continue Reading →
To Michelle Who’ll Spend Christmas in Iceland A poem by John Dorroh To Michelle Who’ll Spend Christmas in Iceland She’s flying through indigo prism into fire & ice, taunting her snow mane, her pledge -- leaving river breath behind. It... Continue Reading →
Back from the Dead in the Elwood Cemetery A poem by Tim Moran Back from the Dead in the Elwood Cemetery Too much water, the widower laments. The chirt, chirt, chirt of sprinklers all day hurries her decay. Tendons and... Continue Reading →
Territories A poem by Jennifer Mills Kerr Territories –after Natalie DiazNo rain for months, sun crashes through my windows. Her poems, desert-songs of fury, rage born at daybreak, rubies alight. Voices, tinged by smoke, warn of wild fire, forced evacuation. Outside, a slanted field of dust and weeds... Continue Reading →
Sanctuary A poem by Judith Waller Carroll Sanctuary “Your sacred space is where you find yourself again and again.” —Joseph Campbell So many times you’ve mistaken quiet for boredom, down time for laziness, always driven to do something useful, certain... Continue Reading →
Building Plans A poem by Nancy Tinnell Building Plans When blueprints are conceived with care and components carefully pieced together, the work of building the foundation begins; a foundation that offers balance and heft; a support to uphold all the... Continue Reading →
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