Magnolia on a Grassy Hill A poem by Alexander Etheridge Magnolia on a Grassy Hill —after Mary Oliver It stands powerfully in the late-autumn cool in drifting shawls of blue mist— It only shares its name with the earth and... Continue Reading →
The Baby Quilt A poem by Royal Rhodes The Baby Quilt You stitched an infant's quilt, a soft geometry of love in triangles of color. Repeated block designs, pinwheels of pretty cloth petals with threads of needle art. Something sweet... Continue Reading →
Star Guide A poem by Bruce McRae Star Guide The Insomniac's Guide to the Stars, its numberless blank spaces and the smudge of gravity for those who don't like reading. A vast assortment of corners where the sleepless go for... Continue Reading →
Here in coastal CaliforniaA poem by Annie Stenzel Here in coastal CaliforniaDidn’t I always revel in beach freedom? I recall a long fringe of white froth, a spent wave’s sibilant approach, then its more subdued retreat. Tide pools to meditate,... Continue Reading →
Consider A poem by Kristine Rae Anderson Consider Consider how you enter a poem, toe dipping in, worried it’s cold, maybe full of seaweed or you stride in asking for the best table by a window Consider how lines begin:... Continue Reading →
Not a Race A poem by Lori Levy Not a Race It’s not a race, but it feels like one— the way we hold our lists to the light each morning, deadly serious to tick off all we can. To... Continue Reading →
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