Three Poems by Alex Carrigan
Ars Poetica: Cacophony
After “Ars Poetica” by Robert Allen
There’s only been a few times I let the noise write with me.
...
Three Poems – By Swati Moheet Agrawal
Childhood Home
I have craved the warmth of my childhood home.
I envy people who live in homes where birdsong is louder than traffic and trees...
Poems by Siddh Dutta
The Shape of Waiting
My lord knows my tale,
how the heart races;
faster than it dares to sound.
I greet each day with a quiet resolve,
and stood...
Four Poems by Franca Mancinelli
Translated from the Italian by John Taylor
1.
with every breath of God
the mind vane turns.
a ogni respiro di Dio
la mente segnavento gira.
2.
the circles of swallows...
Poems by Holly Day
In the Absence
I wonder at these children who die so far from home
these boys and girls taught
to load or break down a gun in...
Two Poems by Jim Tilley
Took Care to Close the Door
Like what transpired in the restroom
on a transatlantic flight as I hoisted
your tangerine-colored dress above your hips—
bright orange butterfly...
A Universal Language – By Plamen V.
A whisper soft, a thunderous roar,
Music, a language spoken evermore.
From ancient flutes to synthesizers' gleam,
A symphony of feeling, a vibrant dream.
The cello's sigh, a...
Senryu poems – By Jesús Rafael Marcano
Series of senryūs dedicated to the Nikkei community in Venezuela and Latin America.
1.
Haiku in ink,
samurai writes kanji,
I in romaji.
2.
They ask where I'm
from. I say:...
Three Poems by Holly Day
Under the Lights
I open my mouth and imagine butterflies are going to fly out
that inside me are flocks of brilliant monarchs that have struggled
to...
Two Poems by Gary Beck
Departure II
I sit by the bedside
of my beloved
watching the ravished shell
barely respirating
as I hope with all my soul
her suffering will end
and she will soon...
