“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.
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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 to revive the talent for…
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Dishes by John Brady
One thing can lead to another, just like how one dish piles on top. “Dishes” By John Brady illustrates another side of marriage.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Estimate by Robert Boucheron
A fictional take on an elaborately detailed “Estimate” written in the second person by Robert Boucheron, an architect in Charloettesville, Virginia.
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Suzy and The Last Revolution in Ager by Laurentiu Stehan
Suzy and her friend Sarah live in Ager. Suzy will quickly learn that the Council of the Wise does not approve of her thinking. The Protectors of Freedom come to her aid.
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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.
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