CategoryPoetry

On the Kitchen Table

By Morgan Neering A woman filled with the joy of living returns home puts her keys on the table receipts from the store, puts the bills in a bowl there, … Continue Reading On the Kitchen Table

“Echoes of the Red River War” and “In Response to my Grandson’s Poem Querencia”

Spring comes with its promise of squalls,  

and an old man, son of a son of a Kiowa,  

stands on a starlit mesa—listens  

for a muffled lament in deep gorges.

Grandma

By Charlie Brice On Mother’s Day a Facebook friend asked, “What  memory first comes to mind about your grandmother?” I wish I would have remembered the lilac fragrance that perfumed … Continue Reading Grandma

“Reading with a Pen”, “Awakening”, and “Indifference”

By Jeff Shalom Reading with a Pen I would walk through your poem but your poem is the gray uncertain curtains cloaking each phrase mined on each axis spitting words … Continue Reading “Reading with a Pen”, “Awakening”, and “Indifference”

“When Did I Kill A Man?”, “Hate”, “By Any Chance He Freed”, “Mother Never Dies” and “Who Is Truly My Own?”

Written By Basudev Sunani, Translated to English by Pitambar Naik WHEN DID I KILL A MAN? Once I asked a policeman well, you killed that man shooting in the chest … Continue Reading “When Did I Kill A Man?”, “Hate”, “By Any Chance He Freed”, “Mother Never Dies” and “Who Is Truly My Own?”