allow A poem by Amrita Skye Blaine allow life can break us all— do we curl in defense pill bugs, frozen in protection and fear or allow the breaking, stand vulnerable, raw made softer skinned by struggles face-offs and losses?... Continue Reading →
Bridge A poem by Laura Foley Bridge I want to write long lines that spread like water across a page, words to assure me beauty still exists and has meaning. I want my words to bridge unscalable cliffs over human... Continue Reading →
Seasonal Clearance A poem by Linda B. Myers Seasonal Clearance Mountains have their first sifting and leaves in barrows are on their way to compost. The apple must be hardwired to the tree. Its apple green apple cousins fell weeks... Continue Reading →
For You I Swim A poem by Bradley Samore For You I Swim for Uncle Rich (1952–2008) Staring into the river I think of you how you would jump right in and I am ashamed of my fear I remove... Continue Reading →
In Sickness and in Health A poem by Pamela Bergmann In Sickness and in Health I am from… The joyous union of Julius and Nadene who fell deeply in love, eagerly promising to be there for each other in sickness... Continue Reading →
When we still had forests A poem by Kimberly Peterson When we still had forests I was a feather collector. The hundreds I’d gathered affixed to yellowing pages: -goose quills left along riverbanks, -gull plumes from fast food parking lots,... Continue Reading →
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