Poetry

Waltz of the Scarecrow by Ken Allan Dronsfield (Aug 17, 2020)

"...stalks of corn taller than tales told by the fire..."

In the Storm's Mother Tongue by Eddie Awusi (Aug 17, 2020)

"...We will put a name to every whirl and stir..."

Deliverance Wand in Their Hands by Ndaba Sibanda (Aug 17, 2020)

"...having languished in bondage for forty years..."

Thinking of You Is Full of Comfort (#197 - 201) by Xi Nan (Nancy) (Aug 10, 2020)

"...The tree branch we took back from the lakeside..."

Tiger Bite by Ursula McCabe (Aug 10, 2020)

"...I can still conjure up the fear..."

Confession of an unlived life by Mike Zone (Aug 10, 2020)

"...guilt stricken on the cold kitchen floor..."

Rigged by Brian Rihlmann (Aug 10, 2020)

"...study the faces of the aged..."

Love is a Verse by Gopal Lahiri (Aug 10, 2020)

"...You come from a place where moon swifts to mirth..."

Contrast by Terry Petersen (Aug 10, 2020)

"...listen to commentary about hate and racism..."

Bulawayo's Benediction by Ndaba Sibanda (Aug 10, 2020)

"if ever there was a beautiful brook, then she is the one..."

Wounded Spirits by Ahmad Al-Khatat (Aug 3, 2020)

"...to death against my broken heart..."

The Geography of Loss by Ian C. Smith (Aug 3, 2020)

"...Floodwaters sweep life's detritus downstream..."

Tumultuous Love! by Pranab Ghosh (Aug 3, 2020)

"From the core of my existence comes out the sigh..."

Blanch by Betsy Mars (Aug 3, 2020)

"To blanch is to whiten, to bleach..."

Nascent Bylanes by Aneek Chatterjee (Aug 3, 2020)

Aneek Chatterjee is a poet and academic from Kolkata, India. He has been published in reputed literary magazines and poetry anthologies across the globe. His work has been archived at Yale University.

Faith by Sutanuka Ghosh Roy (Aug 3, 2020)

Dr Sutanuka Ghosh Roy is Assistant Professor and Head Department of English in Tarakeswar Degree College, The University of Burdwan, WB, India.

Delhi by Moinak Dutta (Aug 3, 2020)

Moinak Dutta is presently engaged as a teacher of English in a government sponsored institution. Many of his poems and stories are published in national and international anthologies and magazines.

Under a Full Moon by Milton P. Ehrlich (Aug 3, 2020)

"The hum of the universe and the mother I loved..."

Shadows by Lynn White (Jul 27, 2020)

"...The light is a different matter..."

Ugly Wolf Spider by Ryan Quinn Flanagan (Jul 27, 2020)

"...We all kill so easily, don't we?..."

Broken Afternoon by Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal (Jul 27, 2020)

"...I am old in my dream..."

For Gabriel Garcia Márquez by Lopa Banerjee (Jul 27, 2020)

Lopa Banerjee is an author/poet, editor and translator living with her family in Dallas, Texas, but originally from Kolkata, India. She has taught courses in Creative Writing at Richland College, Dallas and Texas Christian University.

Sigh's Speak by Syed Aamir Sharief Qadri (Jul 27, 2020)

"...Tell the wind not to drive me again..."

It is always an either/or by Ilhem Issaoui (Jul 27, 2020)

"...my wardrobe can no longer hide me..."

Reaction to the Prime Minister's Lockdown Exit Path by Mark Anthony Pearce (Jul 27, 2020)

Mark Anthony Pearce lives and works as a Receptionist in Bristol, South West England. In 2016, he appeared as Joseph Stalin in the music video 'Let's See The Sun Sink With Fatigue' for Bristol-based band 'Repo Man,' Directed by Sam Wisternoff.

Orisons for Our Front-line Workers by Jeannie E. Roberts (Jul 27, 2020)

Jeannie E. Roberts has authored six books, and is poetry editor of the online literary magazine 'Halfway Down the Stairs.'

A Tale of Monuments by Rehanul Hoque (Jul 20, 2020)

"...They discovered lava streams engulfing every inch of Latoli..."

Blues for Samantha by Charles Cicirella (Jul 20, 2020)

"...Overwhelmed, Over easy, Over you..."

unveiled by K.E. Risen (Jul 20, 2020)

"reading Sylvia Plath i peel back layers..."

Kate Winslet by Alex Andy Phuong (Jul 20, 2020)

Such a storied past...