Peter Bakowski Beneficiary Far below the hairpin bend a fox drinks rainwater from an upturned hubcap. Tall when necessary, Peter Bakowski is Melbourne-born and based, has been writing poems for 37 years.
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Norman Cristofoli “Koan”
Norman Cristofoli Koan Each moment, the same sun rises on one soul, sets on another. Norman Cristofoli has published several chapbooks and CDs of poetry/prose and was the publisher of the Labour of Love literary magazine and his play “The Pub” was recently published with CanamBooks.
Read MoreFredric Koeppel “Rest”
Fredric Koeppel Rest It’s a wonder how much dirt comes out of a shallow grave, making a bed softer than many you slept in when the last thing on your mind was waking up again. Fredric Koeppel lives in Memphis and had a poem in Right Hand Pointing once.
Read MoreClaudia Serea “April”
Claudia Serea April On a cloudy day, the angel goes to the toolshed where, neatly stacked, he keeps on shelves surgical instruments, wrenches, screwdrivers, hammers, oil cans, gauze, rope, glass bottles with acid, crystals, formol, fragrances, and jars with nails and soaps, picks the steel canister labeled “Life,” and sprays the dirt in the front yard […]
Read MoreClaudia Serea “Summer in October”
Claudia Serea Summer in October You know I was late for work on the warmest day of the week because I shaved, showered, and slipped into a summer dress for the last time this year, loving how it swooshed and clung to my skin. Claudia Serea’s poems have appeared in Field, New Letters, Prairie Schooner, […]
Read MoreClaudia Serea “Against gravity”
Claudia Serea Against gravity I dreamed there was no gravity, only this ring that pulls us together with a force lighter than laughter, an imponderable poem we share with everyone: titanium ore in the belly of the earth, the fire, breathing 3,000 degrees to melt the metal, the shape of the mold and the tools […]
Read MoreDiana Morley “Evacuation Level 3”
Diana Morley Evacuation Level 3 Left the fire area holding inside my friends, my maple tree, the new sink faucet and my old griddle that still makes great gingerbread pancakes. Diana Morley published “Splashing” in 2020, foreshadowing Covid-19, but hopeful and on Sept. 8 escaped a wildfire in Oregon.
Read MoreJohn Hawkhead “Across…”
John Hawkhead Across the foodbank door, the broken thread of a money spider. John Hawkhead is a writer of short poems, stories and plays – his work has appeared in journals and periodicals all over the world. His book Small Shadows is from Alba Publishing.
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