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Two Poems, by Adrian C. Louis
Invisible Places of Refuge Deep inside myself, I am running out of places to hide. I am an old man, a dirty old man & the world we knew is fading fast away. I cannot say how I became covered with the cobwebs common to poor & broken folk. Darling, … Continue reading
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Two Poems by Tim Peeler
Rougher Beast I took my training from daddy, Drunken waking me at three am With a belt buckle across my legs. First three or four licks left red welts; Then I numbed and hardened, Never giving in when he screamed Cry you little bastard, cry, … Continue reading
Poems by John Stupp
Angels Angels are strangers bumping into you a poet wrote— I read it in Poetry so it must be true if so the odds are good as a city commuter I will encounter angels more frequently than a farmer in Nebraska or a cowgirl in … Continue reading
Two Poems, by Roy Bentley
Adriana Ivancich and Ernest Hemingway Beside a Stuffed Lion Head I place this circle of stones for the living; May we and others not go beyond it in life; May we all live to a hundred autumns, Driving death away from this heap. … Continue reading
Five Poems by Richard L. Gegick
THE OCEAN Tony’s been a cook here ever since he was placed in the renewal center over a decade ago. Twice a GED failure, he can barely read, but knows how to cook a steak, how to work hard, show up on time. His … Continue reading
Two Poems by Tiff Holland
Saltines We was all afraid of that bridge, just ropes and slats, spaces between where the crick came right up at you if you looked down at it, and Billy, that’s what we called him, after the fairy-tale, squattin’ underneath. I … Continue reading
Two Poems by Teisha Dawn Twomey
Wanderunlust I want to believe in truck stop diners blueberry pancakes, vacation villages on the way to never ever again land. By morning, I’d think any place could be home. I continue to carry old key chains with me. They fail to unlock any doors … Continue reading
Poems by Marian Veverka
After the Victims were Buried Everyone went back to the farmhouse where Friends and wives of neighbors had set out food. At first there was just the sounds of chewing and Swallowing and maybe a child piping up a few times — Everyone still conscious … Continue reading
Three Poems by Teisha Twomey
Memory of a Pool Shark You told me I was a good shot, the same way you praised me when I knocked that eight ball into the corner pocket before you could. I had to call them out loud, when the game got too close. We’d … Continue reading
Five Poems by Christopher Prewitt
A Farmer’s Son I am a farmer’s son Everyone thinks My heart’s in recession Because most things I eat I first have to raise But it is not Fun even to shoe a horse I have thoughts Despite the benefits That a nail … Continue reading
