Category: Poetry

  • Ortolan in Winter by Mercedes Payton

    Ortolan in Winter by Mercedes Payton

    “Ortolan in Winter” is a vivid poem that sing like a bird. The poet, Mercedes Payton, is a graduate of Kansas State University and librarian.

  • Somewhere Finding Ferity by Jack Phillips

    Somewhere Finding Ferity by Jack Phillips

    This dawn the equinox moon is waning a black belly with a left-handed crescent and waxing with frog bubbles puff-up sparrows ferny fiddleheads popping bloodroot in vernal burgeoning. Certain poets (the Beats in particular) prescribe some shack simple those rough-hewn days of dharmas and canned beans in a far-out hovel…

  • We Waltz by Jazeen Hollings

    We Waltz by Jazeen Hollings

    The poem, “We Waltz” By Jazeen Hollings dances with visions of love. Jazeen is a video editor by day, writer by night, and is from Toronto.

  • Hide and Seek by Saba Ajmal

    Hide and Seek by Saba Ajmal

    Saba Ajmal’s poem, “Hide & Seek” delves into the depths of the human mind and memories. She’s a lecturer in at a University in Pakistan.

  • second skin by Gabriella McField

    second skin by Gabriella McField

    True love is familiar. Read about it in Gabriella’s poem, “second skin.” Gabriella McField is an Afro-Nicaraguan and Korean poet, activist, powerlifter and student from Southern California. Often exploring the body and the wilderness.

  • Ghost by Anthony Emerson

    Ghost by Anthony Emerson

    “Ghost” by Anthony Emerson, explores the ethereal nature of love and the world. Anthony lives and writes at the edge of the North Maine Woods. More of his work can be found published elsewhere.

  • Shush Please by Tamizh Ponni

    Shush Please by Tamizh Ponni

    A poem about insomnia on a cold night that’ll keep one lucid. “Shush Please” is by Tamizh Ponni, a Design Facilitator in an International School in Bengaluru, India.

  • Burnt Sienna by Jagari Mukherjee

    Burnt Sienna by Jagari Mukherjee

    Jagari’s poem “Burnt Sienna” paints the colors of love. Mukherjee is an award-winning poet and reviewer based in Kolkata, India. She is the Founder and Managing Editor of EKL Review.

  • Broken Masterpiece by Fereshteh Hadisi

    Broken Masterpiece by Fereshteh Hadisi

    Vulenerability is straightforward. Fereshteh Hadisi exemplifies this in the poem, “Broken.” Fereshteh grew up reading books, loving stories, and studied English Literature as an undergraduate and graduate student.