Issue of March 2, 2020

The Ballad of a Poor Man's Reward by Hamish McGee — Cover story poem rhymed

"I have a background in health care and have witnessed the healing power of the written word. My love of English literature, I attribute to my teachers. My interest in epic poetry and creative writing is rooted in my love and admiration of English classical literature. I therefore write in the hope that I might do for others what great writers have done for me."

Sonnet VI by Bernie Pilarski — Poem rhymed

"...There've been no tragic or dramatic scenes..."

Breathing Under a Sea of Thirstiness by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...they battled with inhaling and exhaling..."

Early Morning with Jesus by John Dorroh — Poem unrhymed

"...You won't put more on me than I can handle..."

Glory by Frederick Foote — Poem unrhymed

"...astonishing accumulations of wealth and privilege..."

New Decade -- Day One by Dan Provost — Poem unrhymed

Dan Provost's work deals with the darkness of depression, the certainty of death and the internal loneliness he feels daily. Sprinkle in episodes of adolescence/adult emotional defeats -- the reader will find his attempt to describe the quiet horror in everyday events.

Places Leave Scars by Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal — Poem unrhymed

"...despondent as all hope is slain..."

The Prophet of Sorrows by Ahmad Al-Khatat — Poem unrhymed

"...waiting for the woman with a yellow umbrella, to dance with me..."

After he lost his soul by Pranab Ghosh — Prose poem unrhymed

"...And now I stand in the darkness asking everyone passing by..."