18 May My Name by Irene Sipos
My name means peace,
after Irene, the Greek goddess.
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after Irene, the Greek goddess.
11 May Taking Dictation by Brandel France de Bravo
I’m Berlusconi minus the pomade, Putin’s twenty bottles
of vodka and birthday mash note. You’re one of my five
real friends. Just as a poet always writes for other poets,
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of vodka and birthday mash note. You’re one of my five
real friends. Just as a poet always writes for other poets,
04 May Two poems by Peter Siedlecki
Arrested,
Apprehended,
Disappeared,
Severed from those he loves.
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Apprehended,
Disappeared,
Severed from those he loves.
27 Apr Wounded by George Howell
I take things too seriously,
take things to heart,
a cliché, yes
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take things to heart,
a cliché, yes
20 Apr Origin Story by Steven Duong
In the Year of the Hare I saw in your face
an invasive species of love which said
If this is how you live your life
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an invasive species of love which said
If this is how you live your life
13 Apr A sonnet by David Hadbawnik
The ice on the lake is melting in broad
pockmarked sections aesthetically it’s
pleasing to imagine stepping out on
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pockmarked sections aesthetically it’s
pleasing to imagine stepping out on
06 Apr Why This Haunted Middle and Door Hung with Haunted Girl Bones by Hoa Nguyen
When I feel moved and then say I am touched,
it’s another presence inside me I sense,
the dip of an oar, a canoe being launched.
Read "Why This Haunted Middle and Door Hung with Haunted Girl Bones" by Hoa Nguyen.
it’s another presence inside me I sense,
the dip of an oar, a canoe being launched.
30 Mar TOUCHED by Molly Peacock
When I feel moved and then say I am touched,
it’s another presence inside me I sense,
the dip of an oar, a canoe being launched.
Read "Touched" by Molly Peacock.
it’s another presence inside me I sense,
the dip of an oar, a canoe being launched.
23 Mar DEPARTURE by Elaine Chamberlain (1939-2025)
jYou wanted to leave at dawn
but I turned off the clock
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but I turned off the clock
16 Mar ATTACHMENT by Paula Wachowiak
You have grown into me like fibers in my bone.
Read "Attachment" by Paula Wachowiak.