Poetry

Hongri Yuan, born in China in 1962, is a poet and philosopher interested particularly in creation. Representative works include Platinum City, Gold City, Golden Paradise , Gold Sun and Golden Giant. His poetry has been published in the UK, USA ,India ,New Zealand, Canada and Nigeria.

The third poem in the Blue Horizons trilogy.

"...in addition to being me..."

"...it's a dangerous proposition letting one's guard down..."

"...betrayal became my wild Saturday..."

The second poem in the Blue Horizons trilogy.

"...Floating around the edge of time Thinking of how to be..."

"...Of pretending, pushing and duping..."

"...I catch myself cheating..."

"...Half medieval, half stone age..."

"...Waiting for a springtime kiss..."

"...let scarves and shadows fly in the blue..."

John Patrick Robbins is a barroom poet whose work has appeared in Red Fez, Spill The Words, Horror Sleaze Trash, Inbetween Hangovers, Ramingos Porch,Your One Phone Call, The Outlaw Poetry Network. His work is always a hundred percent unfiltered.

Linda Imbler is the Kansas-based author of the published poetry collection "Big Questions, Little Sleep." Her work has appeared in numerous national and international journals. Linda's creative process and a current, complete listing of sites which have or will publish her work can be found at lindaspoetryblog.blogspot.com.

"...the energy of a storm on the way..."

Daginne has posted some of her poems on her fun project website www.daginne.com. She's also the co-editor of Degenerate Literature, a poetry, flash fiction, and arts E-zine, and a regular guest editor of Whispers, an online journal which paints pictures with words.

"...my walks along the riverfront my mornings and evenings, the pushing mad crowd..."

"...people's endless stories and problems..."

"...pleading to be let in anywhere..."

"...waiting for answers that never came..."

"...children in the fire of war..."

We walk through it, we swim in its air...

Eddie Awusi is a Nigerian writer of Isoko extraction. He graduated from the prestigious Delta state university, Abraka in 2007, where, he got a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Literature.

Ryan Quinn Flanagan is a Canadian-born author residing in Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada with his other half and mounds of snow.

"...the inner workings of crystalline visions..."

"...A son cannot understand the reflections of a father..."

"...The same flock with their archaic hymn..."

"...The soulless rain beating against the windows of my mind..."

"...Your words piercing my heart again..."

"...lost within ethereal dreams of moon flowers..."