Tanka by Gabriel Rosenstock
Gabriel Rosenstock’s Tanka Series – 4
1.
the flower seller is left
with her flowers
I am left with my poems
...
Three Poems by Lynn Alexander
Gunsmoke
Corralled in Mama’s car for church,
scratch paper in our pockets
for a showdown of Hangman
with my brother,
the fragrance of Juicy Fruit wafts
out from her open...
Poems by Oormila Vijayakrishnan Prahlad
The Lone Transmuter
On most days
she is soft curled Medusa
her locks big animated S-es
insistent question marks
buoyant ends curving
into snake-eyed C-s
inky chocolate in the shade
haloed red...
Five Poems by John Tustin
A Cradle of Fire
This life.
Again and again reliving
In my mind
A moment in this life
When I touched you
(As if emerging in a morning
To touch the...
Tanka by Gabriel Rosenstock
Gabriel Rosenstock’s Tanka Series – 3
1.
even when not conscious
beloved, of my actions
i sought you all along
made...
Ila Pal Choudhury Memorial Tribal (Hindi) High School, Sukna Pratham Khanda – By Sumana...
Everything seems like an invitation,
even this fever.
This dryness, which mocks reflection,
this torn skin, through which light won’t pass.
But here it is always childhood,...
Three Poems by Glen Armstrong
Last Night on Earth
The very act of waiting
makes the case
for continuation.
Ask the core
of some old tree how death
and wood collaborate.
On the Floor
Take me...
Poems by Robert Wexelblatt
Oneirology
A dream from this morning, a lecture dream.
For once, there were no jokes, no digressions
or asides, not even one for instance.
My...
Three Poems by Wayne Russell
The Puppet
Weakened by years of being
held captive to her blatant
stranglehold.
She took the meaningful
coincidences encased in
the crimson ring.
The mouth spoke words
of love and all along,...
Four Poems by Kalyani Bindu
Author's note: These poems revolve around a set of disconnected issues/mentalscapes - a feverish confrontation of nihilism (You Monozygote of a Purpose), attempts to...
