June Crawford Sanders Small Distractions She puts four pills into her mouth and pours a glass of water, then noticing a plant with wilting leaves, gives her water to the ivy and swallows the pills dry. June Crawford Sanders lives on a mountain in the Sierra Nevadas, feeds the birds, and writes poems.
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Steve Klepetar “My Old Life”
Steve Klepetar My Old Life As night falls I leave my body, float out to sing with frogs, but when I return the house is burning, my old life smoldering in smoke and ash. Steve Klepetar writes one-sentence poems (and sometimes two- or three-sentence poems) in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and he watches the money […]
Read MoreMaria McLeod “Remember”
Maria McLeod Remember my cotton blouse over the end table, how the floor boards creaked when we crossed them, your work boots, one atop the other, the rental flat radiator’s clank and steamy hiss, how quickly we unmade the bed, carving each other open, bright against the night. Maria McLeod, a Washington-based writer of poetry, […]
Read MoreJohn Fritzell “River”
John Fritzell River He can barely stand anymore, the walker floats him a hand, not much, two pair of stilts, skis and wheels slowrolled over shag, a late move played for a rush. John Fritzell‘s chapbook Thuribles will be out in June 2021.
Read MoreJ.R. Solonche “#8”
J.R. Solonche A Selection from Fifty Poems Starting with Lines by Emily Dickinson #8 I know some lonely houses off the road where lonely people live in their quiet way, but I also know a few that will explode with heavy metal every Saturday. J.R. Solonche is the author of twenty books of poetry and […]
Read MoreRichard Leach “Hope”
Richard Leach Hope The book where one signs up for better days ahead has a million pages and all are full so we have gone back to the beginning and begun to sign on top of names which have been there for thousands of years. Richard Leach is a poet and visual artist living in […]
Read MoreDeonte Osayande “MS Hamboning”
Deonte Osayande MS Hamboning My thighs & hands were musical instruments but now they are just that. Deonte Osayande was recently diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. He speaks three languages semi fluently.
Read MoreTodd Mercer “The Ming Ten Directive”
Todd Mercer The Ming Ten Directive Reach for the stars, but be the reasonable person capable of gleaning happiness from a plate of decent sushi too. Todd Mercer is a regular guy who was nominated for Fiction and Poetry Pushcarts last year, but still answers his own e-mails anyway.
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