Category: Poems

Eric Baus, Noah Eli Gordon, Nick Moudry, and Sara Veglahn “Charles Shively” Come back from easy Chicago.  Chicago is new.  It is not old.  I …

Eddie Watkins Emblematic Thimble Henry opts for pearl oil kittens in a rollover mitten and puts on loosely scarves marked with stars to a transpersonal …

Donald Berger Annisquam Afraid to swim, some of them walked On top of the water, saying I’m sorry, I’m sorry under their breath, the trees …

Jake Adam York 2 Poems Still Cut stems seep their color to the water, and the rose, still rose, stains the lilies. Hyacinth, aster, lean …

Helena “Nellie” Corder Titoism began to driver ant in my cart monadnock and a dag driving to send me to sleep-learning that fingerling pointed at …

Kemel Zaldivar White Trash Haiku Bob sells used Chevys, orders hot dogs on pizza, sets his wives on fire. Summer loves Judas Priest, KISS, Lynnard …

Tim Donnelly A Portrait of Eddie’s Father He is green. He stomps when he talks. He loves his wife Lily and Even loves his father …

Nicole Hubbard Monochromophobe Oh Simpleness! I trained your mouth to close when we walked on mosquito feet(brown) to my minced steel cottage(gray) We wandered… pointing …

Jim Jenkins Ocean Beach Wednesday Morning 7 a.m. The sun was my friend, smiling briefly, checking ID’s at the door. Then purple clouds walked in …

Susanna Kittredge Honey in the Comb The broken horn tasted better to the trumpeter’s lips. Spittle collecting in the mouthpiece shaft, the snowy sound made …

James Lee father’s finger father lost his finger in ’66 loading firewood with his bare hands he caught it in the rust of the pick-up …

Christopher Mulrooney ballad of ballyhoo ye spalpeens of the Press ye know what ye are worth tu-whit tu-ho if not there’s such as surely do …