Tag: poetry
The Dark-Cloaked Stranger|Marcy McNally|Poetry
The dark-cloaked stranger rattles the door of my cage, a messy fifth-floor studio, cluttered with uneven stacks of paper plates and plastic forks, laden with leftover scraps of brie and soggy crusts of pepperoni pizza, rations once savory and fresh shared with my bygone, young lover, the repast now rancid and stale. Empty bottles […]
Two Poems|Linda Crate
Two Poems|Kenneth Pobo
STROLLING WITH WALT Yesterday Walt Whitman and I visited the Arboretum, cold and snow sloppy, but he’s dead and feels fine. I’m alive and good conversation warms me up. Walt asked about my America–was it a land of promise? We can be sure of some promises–someone will die of gunfire. Everyday. We can be […]
Two Poems|Karol Nielsen
Two Poems|John Grey
Three Poems|Glen Armstrong
Four Poems|Christian Garduno
Two Poems|Cheryl Vargas
Off my mark Smack on the lips! The kiss on the cheek went awry. Overshot my target three inches left. Landed on his mouth. It all happened so quickly. I followed through. Although completed with a subpar version of my best work, like some knockoff Gustav Klimt. The train slipped the track. Why didn’t […]
Two Poems|Bruce McRae
Letter From You A letter from you is like a slap on the backside. A letter from you is as rare as chickens singing. Surely the postman has accomplished a great task, affection’s courier, messenger of longings, agent of deliverance. A letter from you is scented and stamped. It’s travelled far. The […]