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 →
Particles/Poetry A poem by Stephen James Moore Particles/Poetry & he said what am I made from, who am I, inside? Faster than light neutrinos viewed by SQUIDS (superconducting quantum interference devices) I don’t like groups, he said, I am better... Continue Reading →
Poetry as a Map A poem by Alexander Etheridge Poetry as a Map In twelve lines I’ll find my way back though I stumble in the outskirts on a plane of thorny stars and wolf tracks The fourth line is... Continue Reading →
Songs For Animals A poem by Bruce McRae Songs For Animals The song of the owl, sung sotto voce. Each note a vole-scented breath in the octaves of dead certainty. The song of the mole is difficult to catch, one... Continue Reading →
Bear A poem by Paula J. Lambert BearJust past midnight, a bear and a wolverine thrashed through the bushes outside our living room window. Or maybe that god-awful sound was just a raccoon falling off the roof. No bears in this part of Ohio. No wolverines. But in the... Continue Reading →
Lifted A poem by Joe Cottonwood Lifted A young man smaller than me Home Depot parking lot says “You want some help?” as I’m lifting a heavy box (containing a toilet, if you must know— and why would this embarrass... Continue Reading →
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