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John MacDonald
Infidels of the Church of the Next Word arched like a cold backache, tinged red at the edges, words stand in doorways, eyes fixed in sockets, wide-eyed, as if they needed no latte no espresso no cappuccino … Continue reading
Lyman Grant
Opaque Sketches 1. boldly brushed smudge of old barn in charcoal smoke dawn fog boyhood home with cool rain pausing its thrubbing 2. among gray doves scarlet cardinals an abandoned trestle … Continue reading
Marion Cohen
Brave My friend sends me a NYTimes article about Nazi-fighting Jewish women during the holocaust, and she asks, “Do you think you would have been as brave as these women?” It depends, maybe, on where I … Continue reading
Susan Notar
Wartime Astronomy Suicide bombers attacked a market in Iraq plenty will be happening in the night sky this year Slices of eggplant arrived before us blood from the victims marinating shiny olives A quadruple conjunction will leave … Continue reading
Sally Toner
The Rather Mystical Art of Fighting on the Backside My love– Think of a good pigdog as a stretch across your chest.Open that thing up. So what kind of anarchicalstatement will we make today? We’ve gotten used to the comfortof … Continue reading
Bonnie Naradzay
A Poem is a Spiritual Suitcase Do not wander from your path any longer, for you are not likely to read your notebooks or your deeds of ancient Rome and Greece or your extracts from their writings, which you … Continue reading
Valeri Beers
Coping From your perspective, you were under pressure. Coping and trying to handle the words. I don’t know the minds & hearts of others. I will celebrate you. Encouraging you to be true. Copyright 2021 by Valeri Beers Bio Valeri … Continue reading
Ladi Di
Dreams of Their Own Ardent beauty in birth of a child A love so tender, a love like no other. Awesome beauty shines with glorious Blessings As we watch our children grow with A sense of pride. … Continue reading
Welcome to the Eighth Annual Poetry Month Celebration
Every year, for the past eight, it has been my pleasure and honor to host poets from the DC area, from around the country and, indeed, from around the world, during National Poetry Month. This year is no exception. We … Continue reading
Paula Schulz
Alto cumulus Erratic, bumpy, wave point ripples, rank upon rank of gnarled liquid that barely holds together. And it’s span– Praise it! Praise for the gap, the gape, the gate torn off leaving variegated sky-ways open to … Continue reading
