Steve Klepetar A Shower of Flame Surely there is some dislocation here where tongues burn at the breaking of new leaves or some provocation where robins peck sadly in the dry yards, for when travelers arrive hungry and cold shuddering in blankets and rags what can we offer but stone walls, curses, archers, and a […]
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Steve Klepetar: “Theology”
Steve Klepetar Theology We now know the sun is a star eating itself from the inside as it burns above a sky we perceive as blue because tiny molecules of air scatter short blue waves of light in every direction, but spring still seems to creep in slowly in this northern zone, rising from ooze, […]
Read MoreLillian Hallberg: “Shadow”
Lillian Hallberg Shadow At my back the sun projects my future step by step in front of me, a syncopated seer. Lillian Hallberg is from Boston, enjoys rejuvenatement (never say retirement) andbegins each morning with a steaming cup of coffee, reading and writing poetry.http://lillianthehomepoet.com
Read MoreFrancine Rubin: “Urban Winter Birds”
Francine Rubin Urban Winter Birds Through antenna Vs, past chimney masts, beyond window screens, we look for their wings from our 3rd floor niche but cannot spot them, even as their notes filter through snow, glass, and air. Francine Rubin’s poetry has appeared in the chapbook Geometries (Finishing Line Press), the pamphlet The Last Ballet Class (Neon), the David […]
Read MoreBrad Rose: “Hourglass Figure”
Brad Rose Hourglass Figure She’s jealous of the cloud’s white drape sashaying in the blue-silk distance, as I admire its slow, unfolding prettiness unburdened by rain. This marks Brad Rose‘s 16th poem on One Sentence Poems. Read them all here.
Read MoreBrad Rose: “Refraction”
Brad Rose Refraction Does the plummeting pelican dive to where it sees the fish, or to where the fish is? Links to Brad Rose’s fiction and poetry can be found at http://bradrosepoetry.blogspot.com.
Read MoreBrad Rose: “Spring Cleaning”
Brad Rose Spring Cleaning Falling in perfect pinstripes, the gentle May rain launders its own shirt. Brad Rose is the author of the collection of poems and fiction, Pink X-Ray.
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Pulse “Raise your hand if you’re alive.” Reported instruction from police to the mass of fallen bodies after the shooting at Pulse in Orlando. for Stanley Almodovar III Amanda Alvear Oscar A. Aracena-Montero Rodolfo Ayala-Ayala Antonio Davon Brown Darryl Roman Burt II Angel L. Candelario-Padro Juan Chevez-Martinez Luis Daniel Conde Cory James Connell Tevin Eugene […]
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