. “We’re running things now; we are great, you are small.” “You will talk as we think, or you’ll not talk at all.”...

by Daniel Kemper “Metrical variation” is widely used in discussing late twentieth and early twenty-first century poetry writing. Although this...

. He wakes up with the morning’s light, __stares at the empty bed. A ritual for fourteen years __since tears...

. Chaos Abounds What thoughts are left unthought? What is profound? Does any quest of value still remain? So much...

. Limerick I have lived my whole life about me And at last I can finally see That my choice...

. Haiku A grounded sparrow Wings hurt, head raised to the sky "Is this how I die?" . . A...

. Fallen Arches “Not one change of species into another is on record… we cannot prove that a single species...

. Her name was Tatyana she had eyes of steely blue, She seemed the sort of girl from whom you’d...

. I met the Sun this Maytime morning, it stunned the outside wall. Across the day I watched it yawning,...

. Moon Song Selene to Endymion Night, for ever, ever night. __Sleep as the Gods would sleep, __Beautiful boy; sleep;...

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. Videos of this event now available here. You are invited to a reading of exquisite poetry and conversations with...

. Today I will be turning seventy, An age I’ll claim with some temerity. I’ll welcome it with both serenity...

. A life alone is at its center bare, A quiet conversation with myself, A single, threadbare suit I always...

. The Spirit blazes in an upper room; A hundred twenty flames spout sparks to cast Christ’s wildfire on the...

. May 12, 2021 The weakness of this president’s admin Has put us in the mess that we are in....

. My count of sheep was off as twilight fell And father’s friend, Ben Ezra’s lamb was gone! I had...

. The State of Art The art world has completely turned around. Now critics blind themselves, or close their eyes,...

. Everyone Knows Fog and smoke! Such confusion we’re subject to! So much danger to me and you From the...

. My Texas Tempest Silver Lining  It’s said that during times of heightened pain Your world contracts. You’ll find it’s...

. Isolde and the Men of Stone Who could believe, except on ancient trust? The stones grew pliant, yielding into...

. The Phones with apologies to Edgar Allan Poe Phones, phones, phones, See the people with their phones, Silver, pink...

. Light Side an interpretation of the apology by the DarkSide ransomware hackers Our motives are mercenary, and apolitical.Putin puts...

. The Purloined Lectern by C. Aubre DeWiles It was the fall, November, 2020, in the night. My friend, Earl...

. The Dove Returned The dove returned! The Earth is dry; A golden sun lights up the sky. This ark...

. Two by two, the Uyghur stand in long Lines. They carry nothing to call their own, The final destination,...

. My erstwhile master taught me well And I supposed I could adjust As did the comrades in our cell,...

. A portent for our loss, this bird, so nigh Its end. The slowly creeping dusk had dared It to...

. Unimaginable written in celebration of the 100th birthday on May 16th of the Poet's mother, Marjorie Tweedie, a resident...

. A Woke Recipe for Disaster a villanelle Heap fresh and zesty chaos on despair. Rub salt in history’s wounds...

. My Paola’s love is constant as the sun That daily sheds its beams on hill and dale; No sooner...

. in response to Mike Bryant's "CDC: New Guidance" “The Helicap’s a wondrous thing,” I heard the salesman say, I...

. Apophis Apophis is the name of a near-earth asteroid that passed by our planet a few months ago, a...

. Congratulations to the winners! Readings of the top three winning poems have been published here: . FIRST PLACE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69i-IfOt9-k...

. Sarah Liang is a veteran reporter with the Hong Kong Epoch Times who was recently assaulted by communist agents....

. The Bunyip’s Spell A native girl of spirit strong, As graceful as the flitting fishes; Went swimming in a...

. Raw Now, listen, if you want to know the truth: The world's a battleground of claw and tooth. ....

. Piteous Fools! The time has comeWhen all men seek to be is numb.The toils of our daily lifeDo overwhelm...

. An Angel Speaks to the Imprisoned Derek Chauvin “Although it has been difficult,__I know you’ll make it through.Of course...

. For a Friend Fighting Cancer And so it seems before the dawn that darkness reigns and hope is gone....