Poetry

Dolls by Jason McCammond (Apr 27, 2015)

When little girls grow up, some toys go mad. Dark poetry with a gothic twist.

Goosely Translated by Terry Petersen (Apr 27, 2015)

World travelers know their dialects well...

Fear by John Grey (Apr 20, 2015)

"...I'm not the shadows... but they take my orders."

A Couple Parakeets by Dan Mulhollen (Apr 13, 2015)

A poetic thought about cage birds.

Flailing in Love's Vast Ocean by Vivian Rinaldo (Apr 13, 2015)

I had no idea that I was being groomed for servitude ... That I would become both the altar and the acolyte ...

Fancy Soap and Thick Socks by Terry Petersen (Apr 6, 2015)

"Ah, you know what I like," my mother said..."

The Ballad of Jimmy the Rat by Sand Pilarski (Mar 30, 2015)

The historical chronicling in lighthearted verse of Jimmy the Rat and his run-down motel.

Bad Bedbugs by Ndaba Sibanda (Mar 23, 2015)

"...Sucking peace out of the mind..."

Dinosaur Souls by Lydia Manx (Mar 16, 2015)

"...Answers are there to see..."

Angel of Destruction by Ed Moyer (Mar 9, 2015)

"Whispered tales of longing..."

A River in Paris by Joe Baldwin (Mar 2, 2015)

"Floating down the Seine like a human starfish..."

No, Thank You by Ndaba Sibanda (Feb 23, 2015)

Fed Up with this system...

Motivation by Roberto Carlos Martinez (Feb 16, 2015)

Roberto Carlos Martinez (born 1983) is a Salvadorian-born American author. He is the author of four works of poetry.

Caressing Cravings by Ndaba Sibanda (Feb 9, 2015)

"...but the music is gone into inaudibility..."

Visitor by John Grey (Feb 2, 2015)

..."They see the flash, the echo of your heat..."

No Reflection by John Grey (Jan 5, 2015)

"...in shimmering death-light..."

The Magic of Snowflakes and Diamonds by Ndaba Sibanda (Dec 22, 2014)

"...toward the magic of the snow..."

Any Openings? by John Grey (Dec 8, 2014)

John Grey is an Australian born poet, recently published in Oyez Review, Rockhurst Review and Spindrift with work upcoming in New Plains Review, Leading Edge and Louisiana Literature.

Game Over by Cheryl Haimann (Nov 24, 2014)

You have to love a Mes de los Muertos that shakes a poem from the Tree of Creativity...

My Little Life by Sand Pilarski (Nov 17, 2014)

The value of life, in verse.

Reflection of the Hurt by Sandra Widner Burch (Oct 20, 2014)

"...Reflecting the depth of the pain..."

&#%*in' Harvest by Alexandra Queen (Oct 13, 2014)

Get that dang cornucopia outta my face!

The Tales in the Stars by Dan Mulhollen (Oct 6, 2014)

"...Reflections seeming there both deep and vast..."

Young Love by Sandra Widner Burch (Sep 29, 2014)

"...Simply amazed at the wonder of your stare..."

Skin Color by Christine Miskonoodinkwe Smith (Sep 22, 2014)

Well worth keeping in mind...

A Soul in Solitude by Ndaba Sibanda (Sep 15, 2014)

Who is he? Why doesn't he have better clothes? Such a sad sight...or is it?

Pyromania by Sandra Widner Burch (Sep 1, 2014)

A vision of that all-consuming fire one experiences when they endure the inevitable heartbreak...

Intoxicating Songs and Sights by Ndaba Sibanda (Aug 18, 2014)

A former National Arts Merit Awards (NAMA) nominee, Ndaba's poems, essays and short stories have been published in Africa and the US.

Is Your Economy Strong? by Mikel K (Aug 11, 2014)

Mikel K was voted Best Atlanta Poet, the last two years in a row, by readers of Creative Loafing, Atlanta's weekly newspaper.

One Doughnut at a Time Man by Mikel K (Jul 21, 2014)

Mikel K is a poet and memoirist living in Mableton, Ga., a suburb of Atlanta, with his photographer-artist partner Just Joan, and their three dogs, two cats, two turtles, and bird.