En Pointe A poem by Shannon Frost Greenstein En Pointe Gelsey Kirkland used to sleep in her pointe shoesbetween all the Baryshnikov and the cocaine;and I get every part of that equation intimatelybecause there’s absolutely nothinglike watching Mikhail Baryshnikovdo 11 pirouettes... Continue Reading →
For love of joy A poem by Laree Kiely For love of joyFor the love of joy, I make conscious choicesI know darkness existsGod knows I knowDon’t ignore it or deny itWhen that darkness hijacks meThe contrast is so shocking... Continue Reading →
Care Loving A poem by Sharon Waller Knutson Care LovingHe brings her strawberriesand cream from the marketsince the garden has goneto weeds and the cow dried up.Spoon feeds her as she sitson the edge of the bed,her silver hair streamingover... Continue Reading →
For the Poet Who Said There Should Be A Whole Book of Clothesline Poems A poem by Andrea Potos For the Poet Who Said There Should Be A Whole Book of Clothesline PoemsI’m imagining a long string of poems, words... Continue Reading →
I AmA poem by Tricia McCallum I AmI am from my mother’s bed in a Glasgow tenement,walls thick with coal dust.I am from Saturday confession, identical school uniforms, unflinching patriarchy.I am from melancholy to the marrow of my bones.I am... Continue Reading →
The Effacement of Poets A poem by Royal Rhodes The Effacement of Poets ~ after Colm Toibin on Bishop and GunnTwo poets who were later friends kept readersdistant; each built worlds they only viewed,while other poets opened up -- the bleeders --confessing faults and traumas, fate-pursued.But... Continue Reading →
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