Poetry

Summit Negotiations by Stephen Kingsnorth (May 5, 2025)

"...I stall to scan those sweetmeat plates..."

Portal by Glenn Armstrong (May 5, 2025)

Glenn Armstrong draws inspiration from the flotsam and jetsam of the American experience. He was equally at home at both CBGBs and a Buddhist monastery. He lives in San Diego.

The longing by Paweł Markiewicz (May 5, 2025)

"...magnificent and gorgeous like some ghosts..."

Lake Smoke by Robert Paul Allen (May 5, 2025)

"...Trees on the far shore were invisible..."

In My Will by Michael Lee Johnson (May 5, 2025)

"...those who long to be free and ferocious..."

I Been Away by Bradford Middleton (May 5, 2025)

"...somehow down the line I got lost..."

Tear by Jasna Gugić (May 5, 2025)

"...If you should ever come back..."

Home Script by Gopal Lahiri (May 5, 2025)

"...walls where a rhythm beats nostalgia..."

How I Feel by H.L. Dowless (May 5, 2025)

"...Will this begrudging journey ever end?..

A Rich History and Heritage of African Knowledge and Scholarship by Ndaba Sibanda (May 5, 2025)

"...Timbuktu’s treasure trove of early scrolls..."

The Same Nettles by Lucius Falkland (Apr 28, 2025)

"We’ve all cut our way through paths...

After 50 Years by Luis Cuauhtémoc Berriozábal (Apr 28, 2025)

"... after 50 years in this country I might have to leave..."

Imagining You by Sushant Thapa (Apr 28, 2025)

"...Your soul is my spinning wheel..."

Hunger by Uday Shankar Ojha (Apr 28, 2025)

Uday Shankar Ojha is a professor of English at Jai Prakash University, Chapra, Bihar, India.

The Best Was Yet to Come by Supatra Sen (Apr 28, 2025)

"...So many shades..."

[just keep saying <i>no</i> to me] by John Sweet (Apr 28, 2025)

"...what’s left is the present..."

Don't Wait for Me by Wayne F. Burke (Apr 28, 2025)

"...I see a hand swipe the plate from the table..."

I suppose by Richard LeDue (Apr 28, 2025)

"...having a community of dead people ..."

His Easter Roadside Wish Was to Cruise On by Ndaba Sibanda (Apr 28, 2025)

"...presented his license and wished himself good luck..."

Ritual by Ali Ashhar (Apr 28, 2025)

"...birds witness desolate leaves at the onset of fall season..."

End of Time! by Pranab Ghosh (Apr 28, 2025)

"...We have been working through ages…"

Penny by Jeff Burt (Apr 21, 2025)

"...after a life on the road a little less..."

On Seeing an Old, Old Friend as One Plague Ebbs and Another Progresses by Nolo Segundo (Apr 21, 2025)

"...the subtle but resolute miracle..."

Lullaby of Many Moons by Susan Brumel (Apr 21, 2025)

"...I held fast to my walking stick..."

The Talk About the Gun by Kushal Poddar (Apr 21, 2025)

"...We remember certain lessons, proverbs heard from our mothers..."

Eating a Poem by M. Benjamin Thorne (Apr 21, 2025)

"...Are you sipping from its pages?.."

Catenation by Sanjeev Sethi (Apr 21, 2025)

"...I enjoy the interrogation..."

Sage by Jim Bates (Apr 21, 2025)

"...Sun beating down releasing scents..."

Happy Endings by Dan Mulhollen (Apr 21, 2025)

"...Frost clings to the air..."

As if they were the last words by David Crann (Apr 21, 2025)

Rest in peace, David.