Poems by Gary Beck
Urban Sight
The creaky, old homeless woman,
ravaged by unmet demands
pulls her cart of broken dreams
as she trudges unkind streets
that do not welcome outcasts,
concrete without compassion
for...
Poems by Junaith Rahman
Recipes
I inscribe recipes
In an anthology of poems
In most pages
Chilli Turmeric Coriander
Curry leaves
Scribbled in a language
Only known to me
Different poets
Diverse languages
Combined with taste
In a...
Poems by Jishnu K.S.
Translated from the Malayalam by Ra Sh (Ravi Shanker)
Menagerie
Township of a variety of prisons.
The distance between the iron bars
their length.
Through them we can...
Poems by Asha B
Translated from the Malayalam by Ra Sh (Ravi Shanker)
The Gods in the straw hut
The night I had my first periods,
the Messiah and Krishna in...
Poems by Bobby Parrott
Breath of a Flower
in a Broken Bassoon
As a baby I had no head, just an open window
to peer through into my self. See, back...
Poems by Arvilla Fee
Location
Where are my shoes?
In the shoe bin.
I can’t find my pencils!
They’re on the table.
I’ve lost my favorite t-shirt!
Dresser, third drawer down.
If only it was...
Poems by John Grey
Love Anyone?
There's a love that adopts
to this technological society
like a third hand
from fancy microwave ovens
to a ten-foot-tall refrigerator
with double freezer doors.
It can pull back...
SWIFT Songs from the Land of Giants – By George Angel
Just Another Child
Between the trees
I ran hiding
All night long
Village to village to village...
Just another invisible child
Trying to survive
Between the trees
The stars are falling...
Poems by Rose George
Powder Puff
The slender red needles
On the dark green platter
Tacked with hardknots
And stitched,
When I asked for the name
Said Powder Puff
And Laughed
Recalled the earthly declaration
That eyes...
Poems by Jaya Abraham
Winterlude
Tell me about December
The soft sigh of the latches
The clouded mirrors
In the washroom
Resolutions smudged
They peep out again
In a trail of ants
Their adventures...
