Poetry

Angel by Luis Cuauhtémoc Berriozábal (Nov 25, 2024)

"...It all seems kind of grim..."

Glorified by Donna Pucciani (Nov 25, 2024)

"...A window into heaven is opened only by death..."

Tan-renga 4 by Christina Chin and Uchechukwu Onyedikam (Nov 25, 2024)

Collaborative Tan-renga

Guru Uncle by Sanjeev Sethi (Nov 25, 2024)

"...In a bout of boyish zeal, I bought you a book..."

Poking the Bear by Gregg Norman (Nov 18, 2024)

"...take up riding bulls skydiving..."

Suspense by Stephen Kingsnorth (Nov 18, 2024)

"...trundling train tracks flimsy girders, river bridge..."

And Justice for All by Frank De Canio (Nov 18, 2024)

"...what he deems best for others in the city ..."

You Give Renaissance a New Name by Scott Thomas Outlar (Nov 18, 2024)

"...everything in life is just as beautiful..."

For Keith Reid by Rp Verlaine (Nov 18, 2024)

"...young dreamers who dared transcend time with art..."

The Final Escape by Sparsh Paul (Nov 18, 2024)

"...His spirit is rising, truly awake..."

Clarity by Susan Brumel (Nov 18, 2024)

"...where the light shines most bright..."

Boneville, Unincorporated by Jason Ryberg (Nov 18, 2024)

"...found clutched-up in the gnarled roots..."

Most Interesting by Rp Verlaine & Joseph M. Gelosi (Nov 11, 2024)

Collaborative poetry

You Are More Elegant Than Words by Ndaba Sibanda (Nov 11, 2024)

"...Your polish is peaceful. Steady, you stand at life’s crossroads...."

Night Held into Verses of Disaster by Daniel Aôndona (Nov 11, 2024)

Daniel Aôndona [The Rhapsodist] is a lover of arts and culture, an award-winning writer of Tiv ancestry who hails from Konshisha, Benue State, Nigeria. He is a member of Hilltop Creative Arts Foundation, and the Editor-in-chief at Words-Empire Magazine.

Birch Tree Elder by Richard D. Hartwell (Nov 11, 2024)

"...at least I think it’s dead..."

The Prophet’s Voice (In Memoriam Dave Smith, 1950-2022)** by Christopher Fried (Nov 11, 2024)

"...to tease the coming new wave age with synthesis..."

In Memoriam II: 10 by Pranab Ghosh (Nov 11, 2024)

Memories in haiku

Luncheon at Rules by Lucius Falkland (Nov 11, 2024)

"...our lives had become a novel..."

I Have Been to Places of Great Death by Nolo Segundo (Nov 11, 2024)

"...Walking the battlefield of Gettysburg..."

A Sonnet to Dream State by Shamik Banerjee (Nov 11, 2024)

"...do your false portrayals not seem real?..."

When the Fireside Is Freezing and Life Is Low by Ndaba Sibanda (Nov 4, 2024)

"...Please let there be light at the end of that tired tunnel..."

So Bloody by Taylor Dibbert (Nov 4, 2024)

"...writing his heart out..."

Noble Laureate by Amanda Niamh Dawson (Nov 4, 2024)

"...Pull the stars down..."

No Easy Fix by James Penha (Nov 4, 2024)

"... imagined fears of harm..."

Bury Myself by Luis Cuauhtémoc Berriozábal (Nov 4, 2024)

"...Who creates such woe? ..."

Drowned in the Sea of Bourbon by George Gad Economou (Nov 4, 2024)

"...a lighthouse somewhere in the foggy distance..."

Memorial Day by Wayne F. Burke (Nov 4, 2024)

"...we kept the tank engines running all night long..."

Removal Car by Joel Bush (Nov 4, 2024)

"...I held my breath for a century..."

A Court Case for Suing Sleaze by Ndaba Sibanda (Oct 28, 2024)

"When vice, sleaze and greed sneeze..."