A Literary Magazine Sponsored by The University of Maine at Farmington
By A. G. Coletta Tanka: Shalom swirling emptinesspierced by starlight touching methrough the darkness wideinto the sunlight of painhere I am, born for shalom Tanka: Koi bright … Continue Reading “Shalom”, “Koi” and “Puzzle Me”
By Mark Belair SHERRY Sher-er-ry!I lip-synched from the center of the linoleum rolled out in my buddy’s backyardfor a neighborhood show and dance, my Four Seasons costumemy Confirmation suit. … Continue Reading “Sherry”, “The Stray”, “Matinee”, “Schoolboys” and “Idle Fun”
By Connie Woodring Appetizers We sat at a table facing the busy city street. We ordered appetizers (clams casino) and engaged in casual conversation. What would we get for … Continue Reading “Appetizers”
By Sophia Lee Snow, An Emptied Platter. your wrist is flipped open–palm sunny side up, and i can’t help noticinghow the light bangles the skin with a tenebrosityresembling snowmelt … Continue Reading “Snow, An Emptied Platter.”
By C. S. Crowe Paradise I found Paradise at the bottom of a bottle—An angel drinking Coors Light in a trailer park. He pawned his flaming sword to pay … Continue Reading “Paradise”, “The Pines”, “Ode to Firewood”, “Lightning in a Bottle” and “A Town of Many Roads – King Street”
By Louis Faber SEEING YOU AGAIN I saw you again yesterday, as I haveso often recently and once again thoughtof approaching you for there is muchI would like to … Continue Reading “SEEING YOU AGAIN”, “NEXT STOP”, “RIDING” and “TY NEWYDD”
By Angela Patera Fear Sometimes, when I’m consumed by fear, devoured by anxiety, haunted by self-doubt, I like to picture my worry as a shiny glob of mercury breaking … Continue Reading “Fear”
By M. F. Charles Winner Takes All – a Haiku Racing and dodgingred fox and rabbit runeach one for life. First Light, Last Cuppa Its orange pekoe … Continue Reading “Winner Takes All”, “First Light, Last Cuppa”, “From Above”, “A Hot Iowa Afternoon”, and “Taking Himself for a Bit of Exercise”
By Joan Mazza A Poet’s Home Oak floorboards speckled with leaf litter empty rooms echo with each step, wait for books, furniture, art. Walking on this wooded property, … Continue Reading “A Poet’s Home” and “What are you doing this evening?”
By Trapper Markelz When It Happens I watch for sharks,but it’s the swimming that could take them out beyond a double darewhere feet touch sand in flinching spray. … Continue Reading “When It Happens” and “Matriculating”
By Madeira Miller To Put the Gun Down The psychology book states to me that sex is more than intercourse. Of course, I say. Any poet will … Continue Reading “To Put the Gun Down”, “The God Poem”, “It Was Beautiful As It Was”, and “Pirate Ship”
By Corbett Buchly vision board when did they first replace the processed snacks in the break room vending machine with poems one miniature scroll costs a dollar … Continue Reading “vision board”, “the ghosts turned to flesh”, and “this body of water”
By Sylvia Foster Bath I lock the doorI shed a skinI see in layers—the door at the foot of the stairs,the front door,the bathroom door, me spinning but notluminous … Continue Reading “Bath” and “On Paying a Lot of Attention to Death and Not a Lot of Attention to Life”
By David Mampel Flutter of Wings Father’s Day chatter stops. A hummingbird hovers at the pond waterfall under a Japanese Maple. Not even mother crow softening bread … Continue Reading “Flutter of Wings”, “The Shrine”, and “The Stopping”
By Livio Farallo some cracking, everywhere I. the ether unsolved, heavy, sits at my feet near licking paws as the car door slams on the side of my … Continue Reading “some cracking, everywhere”, “particles”, “window out window in”, “a fistful of dollars”, and “endeavor”
By James Lowell The Barge of Empty Spirits Long after the great war ended, an optimistic crew of recruits descended to padlock the island’s observation bunkers. Without an … Continue Reading “The Barge of Empty Spirits” and “Whitman’s Meatloaf “