Poetry

Reflections from the Newsreel 10: Changing Faces by Carl Wade Thompson (Jan 16, 2017)

"...What put them in this place?.."

The song of routine and order by Abigail George (Jan 9, 2017)

"...Always coming to the river's edge..."

Road Trip by Barbara Link (Jan 9, 2017)

"...Afternoon stops for road repair, Tan like dirt on construction worker's arms..."

Reflections from the Newsreel 09: The Cure by Carl Wade Thompson (Jan 9, 2017)

Considering news reports of the killing of drug addicts in the Philippines...

Number 32 by Tony Gloeggler (Jan 2, 2017)

"...it was a time when we couldn't say anything to each other..."

Reflections from the Newsreel 08: A Reflection on Myanmar by Carl Wade Thompson (Jan 2, 2017)

"...the Rohingya flee -- no place to go..."

Absence by Carl Wade Thompson (Dec 26, 2016)

"...Exceptionalism when it comes to death..."

Reflections from the Newsreel 07: Flint in Perspective by Carl Wade Thompson (Dec 26, 2016)

On the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, USA...

As Miracles Pour from the Skies by Scott Thomas Outlar (Dec 26, 2016)

"...a holy coronation as Mother Earth is praised..."

Solo Boxing by Michael Lee Johnson (Dec 26, 2016)

"...tugging emotions out of memories embedded..."

It's the usual story of the arrangement of history by Abigail George (Dec 19, 2016)

"...The light's history blinding..."

Alive on Arrival by Tony Gloeggler (Dec 19, 2016)

"...wondering what kind of guy am I really am..."

Sonnet by a Mature Woman by Terry Petersen (Dec 19, 2016)

"...Bold claims portrayed in color, dull my doubt..."

Reflections from the Newsreel 06: Voices from Aleppo by Carl Wade Thompson (Dec 19, 2016)

"...there is no food, no help or aid to come..."

The Numbers Game by Carl Wade Thompson (Dec 12, 2016)

"...do they not count as well..."

Sunday Afternoon by Barbara Link (Dec 12, 2016)

"I took a nap today..."

Reflections from the Newsreel 05: The Final Tour by Carl Wade Thompson (Dec 12, 2016)

"...against a common foe -- one last time..."

Meeting Halfway by Sheikha A. (Dec 5, 2016)

"...we can be the fields of inventions..."

Reflections from the Newsreel 04: The Faces of Fidel by Carl Wade Thompson (Dec 5, 2016)

"...an icon of the times..."

Unfriendly by Charles Cicirella (Nov 28, 2016)

"...misinform my best and most noble of intentions..."

When I hear my uncle's voice on the telephone by Abigail George (Nov 28, 2016)

"My uncle's voice is a sheet of glass..."

Reflections from the Newsreel 03: Everyday Ordinary by Carl Wade Thompson (Nov 28, 2016)

What happens when you forget to react?

The Forgotten Name by Carl Wade Thompson (Nov 21, 2016)

"...How many years have passed..."

Reflections from the Newsreel 02: Alt by Carl Wade Thompson (Nov 21, 2016)

"...poisoned speech drips in our ears..."

The Lone Blue Jay by Terry Petersen (Nov 21, 2016)

"A single blue jay squawks..."

Ronald McDonald House by Tony Gloeggler (Nov 21, 2016)

"...stenciled letters that spell out the names of dead guitar players and old girl friends..."

Teddy Bear by Carl Wade Thompson (Nov 14, 2016)

"...Each dawn, I let him go..."

Reflections from the Newsreel: The After by Carl Wade Thompson (Nov 14, 2016)

We begin a new column in the Piker Press, observing the world and what's happening in it through a poet's eyes.

Rose Shrew by JD DeHart (Nov 7, 2016)

"Wild roses still grow close to the old house..."

Your Time in the Woods by John Grey (Nov 7, 2016)

"...The wild has given so much pleasure over the years..."