Geography A poem by Marietta Calvanico GeographyA long time ago, the river was yours I had better conversations with the ocean The tide pulling out, taking my questions away Undulating back (be peaceful, be peaceful) Now, I sit up in... Continue Reading →
The Shell A poem by Melanie Civin Kenion The ShellWhen the air was turbulent, when the waves were washing against the shore with vengeance leaving unpredictable patterns in its wake, I walked the beach in search of the perfect shell.... Continue Reading →
cupbearer A poem by Amrita Skye Blaine cupbearer gentle word touch on the arm warm mug of tea aren’t we all cupbearers for one another? deep listening without comment allowing words that ring in the air to settle inside sometimes... Continue Reading →
Moments At a Time A poem by Mary Sexson Moments At a Time I only long to sit gently on my haunches, comfortable, as if it were nothing, as if I were only twenty everything still in front of me,... Continue Reading →
intimacy and anonymity in economy A poem by Ronald Zack intimacy and anonymity in economy After John Donne There’s intimacy flying in the cheap seats - sharing recycled cabin air like the bite of a sonnet flea. Strangers oozing over edges of... Continue Reading →
Forty crows A poem by Chris Dahl Forty crows sweep into my apple tree, forty black appetites. Every apple we pick carries a wound. By evening the ghost of that great bird we call the moon migrates through a smoke-filled... Continue Reading →
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