Shauna Robertson “Distance” When I speak to Love of the jungle, tumbarranchos and toucans, he hears the cricket pitch, eggs benedict and a buzzard. Shauna Robertson’s poetry chapbook, ‘Blueprints for a Minefield’, has women flirting with Jesus and marrying trees, while one male suitor makes a dessert of himself and another takes mortal risks on […]
Read MoreToby Sharpe St Pancras I am here waiting at the kiosk for the lazy perfume of your smile Toby Sharpe recently completed a masters degree in literature at the University of Edinburgh, where he co-founded Project Myopia, which aims to diversify university curricula.
Read MoreJ. R. Solonche The Insects The insects in the trees are making the sound of machinery mellowed mild by the sun’s golden oil. J. R. Solonche has been publishing in magazines, journals, and anthologies since the early 70s. He is author of Beautiful Day (Deerbrook Editions), Won’t Be Long (Deerbrook Editions), Heart’s Content (Five Oaks […]
Read MoreF. John Sharp Taking on Water ‘No cats in lifeboats’ is the rule, and I can watch only seven more hulls splash into the icy green darkness, before I have to say goodbye or not. F. John Sharp lives in Cleveland, works at real estate, and writes about things that pop into his little brain. […]
Read MoreF.J. Bergmann It Began as a Conversation He went on at length after she gave him an opening. F.J. Bergmann would have liked to proofread the universe before it went live.
Read MoreF.J. Bergmann Guardian Demon If you elicit true candor (which can be done in many ways, like sharing a six-pack, a fifth, or maybe even brownies with a special ingredient), you’ll find that pretty much everybody has a beef: some secret grudge or sense of injury (using the term “sense” loosely), something about which, with […]
Read MoreKatelyn Thomas Sophie The old dog, supine on hoary flagstone, revels in Indian Summer’s embrace for the last time. Katelyn Thomas finds constant inspiration for art and poetry in the details of life unfolding on her small farmette.
Read MoreMary O’Keefe Brady Withdrawal On snow banks coins of frost mingle with salt deposits and nature cashs out. Mary O’Keefe Brady hates writing bios and prefers that you simply enjoy her poems.
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