Katie Makkai, a veteran poetry slammer - defining the word "pretty".
TIME BRIDGE by Max Reif Walking back to my car in a small lot near the post office, I see the building where Paul lived as a young bachelor years ago, remember how I didn't knock that one time because... Continue Reading →
SUMMER SCHOOL SENRYU by Don Kingfisher Campbell (1) PRE-TEST It's like light rain heard outside a window-- students writing. (2) CLASSWORK Binders opening and closing--popcorn, popcorn, popcorn! (3) FRIDAY TEST Chair leaning back, looking for answers in the ceiling. (4)... Continue Reading →
Sylvia Plath is interviewed by Peter Orr of The British Council - 30th October 1962.
Summer Brimstone by Wanda Morrow Clevenger Revivals were held at the fairgrounds in the '60s; 7 nights in 80 degree summer fired up long before sunset officiated by some hotshot from somewhere else brought in to shake the roof because... Continue Reading →
Father: Every Morning of His Life by Donal Mahoney The cup he took his tea from all those years was Army surplus, made of tin. It whirred to the spoon he wound in it 15 times per lump of sugar.... Continue Reading →
Poetry Breakfast 