John Hawkhead Pockmarked all over the old pillbox bunker, spraybursts of lichen. 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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John Hawkhead “Suddenly…”
John Hawkhead Suddenly the stars where they are supposed to be, her hand in mine. 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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John Hawkhead Moonlight on frosted roof tiles as a sugaring of stars. 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.
Read MoreFrederick Charles Melancon “An Abnormality of an Emotional Sundial”
Frederick Charles Melancon An Abnormality of an Emotional Sundial No matter the time of day, the shadow only points to the darker part of twilight. Frederick Charles Melancon tries not to stand in the darkness of a gnomon.
Read MoreAndrew McIver “Spirit Work”
Andrew McIver Spirit Work She floats like a ghost from room to room, so much so that you may not know she’s there, but the cup has been moved, the laundry put away, the stack of books reordered, the fan left on, the windows opened, the picture hung, the argument quelled, the crisis averted, and […]
Read MoreJessica Goodfellow “Gmail Critiques My Performance as Daughter”
Jessica Goodfellow Gmail Critiques My Performance as Daughter No matter how many times I open and close it, this email from my mother remains flagged as ‘unread.’ Jessica Goodfellow keeps seeing a crow with one white wing in her neighborhood these days.
Read MoreDavid Adès “Harvest”
David Adès Harvest We gathered in our harvest, the harvest of generations, and knew again what many had forgotten: the lean years that followed the years of plenty, where all that we had planted grew, no longer to feed us but to consume us. David Adès is an Australian poet whose most recent book Afloat […]
Read MoreYuan Changming “Lesson One in Chinese Characters: Fire-Playing”
Yuan Changming Lesson One in Chinese Characters: Fire-Playing “Smoke” (烟) originates as a cause flickering like a spark. Yuan Changming edits Poetry Pacific with Allen Yuan in Vancouver, and has poetry appearing in 1719 literary outlets across 46 countries.
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