Category Archives: 30 for 30 Poetry Celebration

PALESTINIAN HOMELAND [Sung to the tune of “Va Pensiero” from Giuseppe Verde’s opera Nabucco] Oh, my thoughts arise on golden wings, And they rest upon the cliffs and hills, Where the sweet aroma of olive trees Scents the breezes in … Continue reading →

Star Pull Your star pull sucks me in like a black hole I orbit places you’re at, leave my breadcrumbs, hope you notice I can never catch you, shooting star, traveling at the speed of light thru space on your … Continue reading →

Rain Rain rushes through the gutter: music on gentle metal, Like pulling sound through a straw. © 2016 Joanna Howard J. Howard is a writer in the DC area where she coordinates A Splendid Wake and is the technology editor … Continue reading →

IF ONLY Instead But maybe Why not How come Watch out Not completely Hold on If so What now No more Give up No kidding Never Who knows Hardly Bye bye Can’t be Oh no Look out If only Uh … Continue reading →

I’M LUCKY I heard a man say he hated his wife. I love my wife, I’m lucky. I heard a man say he hated his kid. I love my daughter, I’m lucky. I heard a man say he was going … Continue reading →

INSTRUCTIONS TO CHILD VICTIMS OF TORTURE REGARDING TRAINING FOR THE FUTURE COMMISSION OF A MASSACRE* Instructions To Child Victims © Copyright 2016 Marian Shapiro In addition to her writing, Marian practices as a psychologist and Quaker. Her poetry often combines … Continue reading →

The Smell of Whiskey It was quiet like the smell of whiskey before he poured his first drink, hand steady. Then the glass crashed into the sink, as night ran down the tree line to full dark. The amber liquid … Continue reading →

101 For 101 years, my country has suffered through a great injustice Boiling blood and broken hearts spill onto the streets every 24th of April No matter how hard the Turkish government tries to silence us From rallying, protesting, and … Continue reading →

Oh America (A love story) End the stipulator, regulations that end in life or death situations. K-BOOM! this idealist society that everything and everyone is Equal It’s insulting. “This land is my land?”  Well is it? Or is it just … Continue reading →

object if i understood tenderness doom would not surprise me thought is snapping stems utterance its muddied petals all dichotomy escapes them semblance their essential trapping © Geoffrey Koury 2016 Geoff lives in Northern VA and facilitates a monthly poetry … Continue reading →