. The Crimson Creed We know the primal aggregate, Self-molded at the start of time, Before the Big Bang uppercut...

. The Nymph by Luis de Góngora y Argote (1561-1627) translated by Alan Steinle As morning sunlight first began to...

. Fani Fever Wide eyes are mesmerized by Fani Willis In pink as vivid as an amaryllis. The guy she...

. Credit Does it make any sense, For me to have pride, When I just dispense, What God put inside?...

. A Walk At Night She's clothed in light when she appears; Freckles speck her argent skin. Her dazzling smile...

. The Marble Angel The marble angel stood upon a tomb Erect and at attention, wings outspread, His blank eyes...

. Ogygia Ogygia was green and fair, A dreamy vision to behold, Beyond the wars for blood and gold, Far...

. Poems by Torquato Tasso (1544-1595) translated by Daniel Howard . O Darling Turtledove __Oh darling turtledove, __You for your...

. Probing for the Problematic Polyp Bob was testy yesterday. __A fractious, famished fellow. You would be, too, if all...

. In Praise of Braising Aphids "New archaeological evidence shows that ancient humans ate each other surprisingly often---sometimes for compassionate...

. . Shoveling Out the Blizzard Snow came so thick, the roof makes pops and creaks; downspouts froze solid as...

. Textual Harassment Now listen, Sunshine, I don’t mean to carp, But I’m the agent, pal. You’re just the writer....

. An Idyll at the Local Diner There is this place where you can get a fill And top your...

. Knee Jerks When wronged or hurt, the way life works, we all convert to knee-jerk jerks. Our brains react,...

. Anthony Comstock: An Extended Dactylic Higgledy, piggledy, Anthony Comstock, the Toughest enforcer of morals to date, Couldn’t stand looking...

. The Taxman Cometh Get out your Number Two and calculate Your taxable income; what, if anything, You owe. The...

. The Ten Best Poems to Analyze by Adam Sedia The Roman poet Horace famously set forth the twofold purpose...

. Outside Chance I hold my heart out in my handpalm up, the same way one might offerseeds to birds....

. Old Clem In his novel Great Expectations, Charles Dickens refers to a song sung by blacksmiths at the forge...

. Third Eye An Ophthalmologic Triptych . The Emergency Room I came because the website told me to, My symptoms...

. Peacemakers Islam is sometimes referred to as the Religion of Peace Go on, won’t you bless the peacemakers— The...

. Captain Francisco Menendez Born a Mandinga, on Africa’s west coast, Where farm and hunting toil supported most, But tribal...

. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XalCoWn_Rhc?feature=share https://www.youtube.com/shorts/GKv8ihtSVgI?feature=share https://www.youtube.com/shorts/f81q-LksA8o?feature=share https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8XvUrH1Q7Ac?feature=share https://www.youtube.com/shorts/gZLvIRfMrZo?feature=share https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6fLWboTS_xI?feature=share . . C.B. Anderson was the longtime gardener for the PBS television series, The...

. Puddleplat Place The pill-popping people of Puddleplat Place, __Were a very unhealthy lot. You could tell by the pained...

. . Peaches, Plums, and the Sistine Chapel . . I. Pondering Prufrock   a pantoum  . The women come and...

. Authenticity Some skies stark and vivid, But others milky white. Sometimes lovely azure skies, Or pale with fading light....

10 Poems on Builders & Buildings by Michael Curtis . Temples and architects, builders and buildings are like poets and...

. On Me I am a simple Eastern bard __Who moseys by the heather That grows in sweeping fields and...

. Lachrimosa As winter pushes fall aside And birds complete their southward flight I sit and watch the water glide...

. The Name We Leave When we first breathe and start to peer, What we will be is still unclear....

. . Maura H. Harrison is a writer, photographer, and fiber artist from Fredericksburg, VA. She is currently an MFA candidate...

. You Can't Control Everything You can't control the wind that blows, The destiny of others' souls, Time and tides...

. Ipse Dixit I say Cogito ergo sum To the animal here in the room. So how do I know...

. In the Woods by Eduard Mörike (1804-1875) translated from German by Alan Steinle While lying on the grass beneath...

. Epic poet and poetry video maker Andrew Benson Brown created a bit of excitement with his invented sonnet-haiku or...

. Poem 101 by Catullus (circa 84-54 BC) translated by Bruce Phenix Conveyed through many countries, over many seas, to...

. Last Visit to the Beach a sestina The beach, untouched by Time throughout the years As millions of waves...

. Quilting the News Lots of people still don’t know __that what’s portrayed as “news” is often pieced together to...

. The Poet’s Good Pen Take up your good pen. Write only words true. Now open your heart--- Your worth...

. Crosses and Losses I tried to write a poem to acclaim The passion flashing like a lightning strike Between...