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corncob on plants photograph
Poetry

A waltz through the corn fields

Ken Tomaro -
brown wooden letter t-letter
Poetry

Woe Is Me

Tom Strong -
sea waves under sunset
Poetry

After the Visit

Sara Clancy -
white padded armchair near glass window
Poetry

Divine Sequence

Miya Ko -
red lit candle
Poetry

That Cemetery Cold

Paul Brookes -
magazine collection
Poetry

SENSATIONAL REAL LIFE

Mark Anthony Pearce -
nebulas
Poetry

Interview With the Poet

Matt Dennison -
bokeh photography of snows
Poetry

POSTCARD FROM MY SICKNESS #3 (LETTER TO ME)

Daniel J. Flore III -
stainless steel fork on green labeled can
Poetry

Headliner

Ken Tomaro -
man wiping his tears
Poetry

I GUESS I COULD CRY WITH YOU

Daniel J. Flore III -
Poetry

edges

Michael Acker -
pink and yellow flowers in tilt shift lens
Poetry

perennials

Michael Acker -
woman blowing sprinkle in her hand
Poetry

Unless I Die in a Magic Trick

Matt Dennison -
black rotary phone on white table
Poetry

THE PLEASURES OF WORK

Mark Anthony Pearce -
grayscale photo of a man holding eyeglasses
Poetry

MY PAPAP IS IN THE HOSPITAL

Daniel J. Flore III -
grayscale photography of man and woman kissing
Poetry

EXTRAMARITAL POETRY

Daniel J. Flore III -
red plant leaf with water droplets on the ground
Poetry

..

Hugh Lemma -
close photography of white goat
Poetry

Two goats to the altar

Nathalie Spaans -
Poetry

Armageddon in my stomach

Daniel J. Flore III -
opened refrigerator filled with bottles
Poetry

summer heat

Michael Acker -
man and woman sitting on bench facing sea
Poetry

Empty Seat

Sharon Bartshe -
side view of man's face
Poetry

THE OLD PICTURE OF GRAMPY

Daniel J. Flore III -
Poetry

October Wind

Raymond Huffman -
white candle in a room
Poetry

News of the Apocalypse

Cameron McClure -
silhouette of three performers on stage
Poetry

performance

Michael Acker -
man wearing black fedora hat and black suit jacket
Poetry

6:09 a.m.

james stephen -
cloudy sky at daytime
Poetry

Happy Things

Ann Kammerer -
man wearing maroon V-neck t-shirt in forest
Poetry

Square Jaw and GSOH

Cameron McClure -
person holding fishing reel
Poetry

A Present for the Fisherman

Raymond Huffman -
photography of Cinema
Poetry

4:48 a.m.

james stephen -
glacier mountains during day
Poetry

what is

Michael Acker -
shark and two fishes wall graffiti
Poetry

In Defense

Dale Patterson -
silhouette of man and woman kissing on beach during sunset
Poetry

A Father’s Advice

Raymond Huffman -
man walking on desert
Poetry

eulogy for Dean

Mike Casetta -
black and silver fountain pen
Poetry

I need

Julie A. Dickson -
grayscale photo of woman statue
Poetry

POSTCARD FROM MY SICKNESS #1

Daniel J. Flore III -
Poetry

BUTTS

Daniel J. Flore III -
Poetry

.O.

Sonja Benskin Mesher -
round black and gold-colored Brietling chronograph watch
Poetry

Moments

Dale Patterson -
two white and black birds on white sand during daytime
Poetry

The Beach

james stephen -
white textile on white textile
Poetry

The Last Breath

Raymond Huffman -
black corded telephone
Poetry

I WANT TO TALK TO SOMEONE ABOUT SOMETHING THAT MATTERS

Daniel J. Flore III -
underwater photo
Poetry

1 Star Rating

Obed Ladiny -
closeup photo of USA flag
Poetry

The Emigrant

Cameron McClure -
orange and black butterfly perched on yellow flower
Poetry

butterflies drink turtle tears

Matt Dennison -
man lighting up flip-top lighter for cigar
Poetry

I HAD TO LIGHT A SECOND CIGARETTE

Daniel J. Flore III -
mountain beside body of water
Poetry

Searching for True North

Raymond Huffman -
brown wooden blocks on white surface
Poetry

mycribso

Matt Dennison -
landscape photography of desert
Poetry

Empty Metaphors

Jenn Zed -
clear hour glass on persons hand
Poetry

A Conversation at the Age Desk

Raymond Huffman -
Poetry

. green.

Sonja Benskin Mesher -
brown wooden parquet floor tiles
Poetry

Paste Wax

Ann Kammerer -
Poetry

How Long

Julie A. Dickson -
green plant on persons hand
Poetry

We will

Raymond Huffman -
Poetry

the moon chimes in

Robert Stastny -
yellow maple leaf near body of water
Poetry

Soaked as I am

Julie A. Dickson -
black and white bird on green metal fence during daytime
Poetry

I Must Be Careful What I Leave

Raymond Huffman -
silhouette photography of man driving bus
Poetry

One Night

Matt Dennison -
white and brown bus
Poetry

Sherwood

Ann Kammerer -
Poetry

No Physics for Love

Mike Casetta -
yellow and black train on railways
Poetry

22 Sept 22

Marc Woodward -
brown wooden puzzle blocks on white surface
Poetry

9/23/22

Mike Casetta -
Poetry

He

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Art

Inktober post 5

Tiko Lewis -
grayscale photography of cemetery
Poetry

St. Christopher

Ann Kammerer -
man and woman dancing wearing casual dresses
Poetry

Backyard Wedding Reception, 1985

Hugh Lemma -
silhouette of mountains under orange sky
Poetry

YOUR UGLY SUN

Daniel J. Flore III -
red clouds in the sky
Poetry

Querulous

Sara Clancy -
high angle photography of waves on gray stone
Poetry

Tides

Robert Stastny -
assorted-color umbrella lot
Poetry

time lapse poem

Mike Casetta -
man sitting on bed beside opened window
Readings

I CAN’T CALL YOU PAUL

Daniel J. Flore III -
Poetry

.new work.

Sonja Benskin Mesher -
woman in black long sleeve shirt holding black ceramic mug
Poetry

Aphasia

Sara Clancy -
silver and black combination lock
Poetry

Daniel J. Flore III marked himself safe

Daniel J. Flore III -
fall trees beside body of water during daytime
Poetry

when did you see it coming

Cameron McClure -
grayscale photography of cemetery
Poetry

AFTER JOE BOLTON (FOR TOHM BAKELAS)

Mark Anthony Pearce -
heart bokeh light
Poetry

A Hunch

Sherry Cassells -
Poetry

I WAS SENSITIVE

Daniel J. Flore III -
black and silver revolver on red textile
Poetry

7:40

james stephen -
Poetry

. selective.

Sonja Benskin Mesher -
man standing on road infront of high-rise buildi
Poetry

Signs

Dale Patterson -
Poetry

Depression is six months of laundry

Kaci Skiles Laws -
Poetry

many years from now the world will die

Jay Dougherty -
brown maple leaves in tilt shift lens
Poetry

a fair crop

Matt Dennison -
aerial photography houses
Poetry

The Cleaver days

Ken Tomaro -
Art

To Fight for the Right

Davey Do -
white and black box on black table
Poetry

Certificate of achievement

Ken Tomaro -
brown and orange trees
Poetry

Autumn

Nathalie Spaans -
Poetry

.rose.

Sonja Benskin Mesher -
analog clock at 10:59
Poetry

There is No Proof

Mike Casetta -
black and white checkered textile
Poetry

72 Heartbeats Per Minute

Dale Patterson -
Poetry

.idea.

Sonja Benskin Mesher -
selective focus photography of man's reflection on a broken mirror
Poetry

My Soul In The Mirror

Hugh Lemma -
cargo ships in front of piled intermodal containers
Poetry

River Angel

Dale Patterson -
jack o'lantern
Poetry

Halloween 2022

Raymond Huffman -
Poetry

.hue.

Sonja Benskin Mesher -
black and white cat lying on brown bamboo chair inside room
Poetry

Auditory

Bethany Lim -
bonfire at night
Poetry

Through the bonfire smoke

Ken Tomaro -
white and black printer paper
Poetry

Literary Criticism

Raymond Huffman -
woman putting her hand on her lips
Poetry

Intoxication

Alyssa Tanafranca -
Art

inktober post 4

Tiko Lewis -
Poetry

.two houses.

Sonja Benskin Mesher -
photo of hammock outdoor
Poetry

Instinct

Sara Clancy -
blue plastic round lid on water
Poetry

Calm enough

Ken Tomaro -
lion lying on green grass during daytime
Poetry

National Geographic and the Political Landscape

Obed Ladiny -
Art

Buried days remembered

Michael Vignola -
brown and gray spiral ladder
Poetry

Walking The Circle

Tom Strong -
Poetry

unceremoniously

Michael Acker -
man and woman standing beside white wall
Poetry

VACANCY

Daniel J. Flore III -
Art

Cleo Americanus

Michael Vignola -
white open signage
Fiction

Today when the day ends

Robert Stastny -
selective focus photography of woman holding Emily Dickinson book
Poetry

E. E. Dickinson

Sharon Bartshe -
broken heart hanging on wire
Poetry

GLIMPSES OF MY MOM AND ME AFTER THE DIVORCE, 1988

Daniel J. Flore III -
Poetry

Blood Rain

Marc Woodward -
Art

Ink and Bone: An Inktober Celebration

Tiko Lewis -
Art

Inktober post 6

Tiko Lewis -
spider web in close up photography
Poetry

Something Keeps Cutting the Spider’s Web

Raymond Huffman -
white horse
Poetry

To the Dapple Gray Mare Who Almost Killed Me

Sara Clancy -
low-angle photography of green leaf trees at daytime
Poetry

Meditation

Mike Casetta -
100 U.S. dollar banknote lot
Poetry

Amgen

Lawrence George -
Poetry

Hostess

Ann Kammerer -
Poetry

La Rochelle

Jenn Zed -
Art

RED SHAMAN Series

Jenn Zed -
man in blue polo shirt smoking cigarette
Poetry

Fragile morning motivation

Jay Gandhi -
flat lay photography of purple and red leaves
Poetry

Abscission

Tom Strong -
Poetry

open tuning

Sara Clancy -
Art

The Exquisite Senses

Michael Vignola -
brown and white concrete building during daytime
Poetry

Bottom feeding at the gas station slots

Daniel J. Flore III -
gray stines
Poetry

4:43 a.m.

james stephen -
Poetry

.memoire.

Sonja Benskin Mesher -
woman sitting on wheelchair
Poetry

I see the sun come up and we have one more...

Ken Tomaro -
Art

Portrait Series

Dale Patterson -
white wooden door
Poetry

Parkinson’s

Larry Houston -
Showcase

RED Series

Jenn Zed -
Fiction

10 North Fulton

Rick Pernod -
shallow focus photography of red rose
Poetry

A Loss of Belief

Raymond Huffman -
Showcase

Free Broadside: Dan Flore’s “Homeless Poems”

Open Arts Forum -
woman taking photo near wings painted wall
Poetry

Icarus reincarnated

Mike Casetta -
dog looking out the window
Poetry

Designated Drivers

Tom Strong -
people standing on street during daytime
Poetry

To My Dearest Whore (City)

Obed Ladiny -
Poetry

An ode to Billy C.

Ken Tomaro -
man holding luggage photo
Poetry

Rearrangements

Mike Casetta -
purple and yellow abstract painting
Poetry

pixelated

Michael Acker -
scenery of a grassfield during sunset
Poetry

A Season’s Change

Michael Acker -
Poetry

Her Mother’s Dishes

Dale Patterson -
Art

These drawings have no birthday and no names

Michael Vignola -
Photography

Photogrammetry series “Ašrotmáš”

Nicholas Wintzler -
man's portrait photography
Poetry

97.8% Impotent

Lance Jencks -
Art

..humans..

Sonja Benskin Mesher -
Music

Strange Things at Very Low Temperatures

Jenn Zed -
blue concrete storey house on top of building at daytime
Poetry

Apologies, but this is how i feel tonight

Jill Winkowski -
Poetry

Nomads & nomenclature

silent lotus -
woman with blonde hair holding her face
Poetry

A Pretty Face

Sharon Bartshe -
tilt shift lens photography of gray and black turntable
Poetry

Billy Joel

Ann Kammerer -
Poetry

Dear Charles Bukowski,

Sarah Stoltzfus Allen -
woman's face
Poetry

4 a.m.

Larry Houston -
snowman with red and white hat
Poetry

Snowmen

Ray Miller -
Art

Colors of Hoi An II

Hang Mai -
Art

Frightened

Thomas Riesner -
Poetry

No Memory of the Wind

Raymond Huffman -
Art

Finally 1 and 2

Thomas Riesner -
white flowers on black ceramic vase
Poetry

Sour Moon

Starr -
brown leather Chesterfield sofa
Poetry

Things I Said to My Therapist

Dale Patterson -
man playing arcade machine
Poetry

At the Casino with No Money

Daniel J. Flore III -
Art

Path to happiness

Hang Mai -
huge wave at daytime
Poetry

Missing (for my grandparents)

Nolcha Fox -
Art

Polaroid Series

Dale Patterson -
grayscale photo of person wearing white and black hat
Poetry

BACK IN THE EARLY DAYS OF COVID

Daniel J. Flore III -
closeup photo of cannabis plant
Poetry

three exes

Larry Houston -
Poetry

Ketchup

Ann Kammerer -
red strawberry fruit on green leaves
Poetry

Strawberry Panic

Jenn Zed -
boat on ocean
Poetry

cool air warm water

Dale Patterson -
Poetry

High Life

Starr -
man beside the road with cars
Music

Worry

Scott Douglas -
white duck with yellow beak
Poetry

Duck

James T. Stemmle -
white ceramic toilet bowl
Poetry

Passing the Buk

Scott Douglas -
Contributor Blogs

This is how I create a realistic painting

RamyaSadasivam -
man in black suit holding bouquet of flowers
Poetry

Mourners

Andy Posner -
Art

Hanoi Lilies

Hang Mai -
Art

.news.

Sonja Benskin Mesher -
Art

etchings

Thomas Riesner -
Poetry

Fears of Trees

Raymond Huffman -
Art

Aegir

Marcel Herms -
woman sitting on rock near the beach
Poetry

Sara

Mike Casetta -
Music

What Ever

Jenn Zed -
Art

The pains of pointless jobs

Marcel Herms -
Music

Doctor Rife

Scott Douglas -
Art

Cycle

Thomas Riesner -
grayscale photo of woman with hand on her face
Poetry

Hips like there’s no water near

Nathalie Spaans -
Poetry

MY MOM’S BOYFRIENDS

Daniel J. Flore III -
grayscale portrait photo of man
Poetry

Don’t Wake Daddy

Mélissa Gustafson -
Poetry

I think of you, I shake

Nathalie Spaans -
Poetry

For the Next 19 Children

Jordan Trethewey -
person lying on chair and facing on body of water
Poetry

When We Were Poets

Sherry Cassells -
Poetry

The Final Love Poem

Cheryl Leverette -
Music

Just Let Me Bleed

Joe Shelton -
woman sitting on stairs
Contributor Blogs

10 TIPS FOR WRITING POETRY

Daniel J. Flore III -
Poetry

his nails trimmed short

Jennifer Wilder -
woman in white long sleeve shirt and black pants standing on brown dried grass during daytime
Poetry

If you let me I’ll change my room into woods

Nathalie Spaans -
close-up photography of grasses
Poetry

Desiderata

Mark A. Murphy -
Art

In this life, we met

Hang Mai -
Poetry

he read

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Art

Lady Macbeth

Jenn Zed -
Art

Colors Of Hoi An

Hang Mai -
man and woman in bathtub
Poetry

NETFLIX

Jefferson Carter -
Video

Videoclip for Vietor 430

Nicholas Wintzler -
blue, yellow, and brown wall decor
Poetry

Poetry Happens

Wim Coleman -
grey canoe on calm body of water near tall trees at daytime
Poetry

Post Op for Richard Brautigan

Mike Casetta -
Art

Three Paintings

Harry Wixner -
Art

how it is

R. jones -
dry leaves on black concrete pavement
Poetry

Small Talk

Sara Clancy -
Art

Reflection

Hang Mai -
Art

NARROWNESS

Thomas Riesner -
Art

Untitled

Ammama Malik -
Art

I am in the mood to dissolve in the sky

Ammama Malik -
yellow and black smiley wall art
Poetry

I’ll text you back anyway

Daniel J. Flore III -
Poetry

killing the root

Jennifer Wilder -
selective focus photography of person riding teal car
Poetry

Liberated Me

Lance Jencks -
taper candle on cupcake
Poetry

On my 44th birthday

Daniel J. Flore III -
brown and black typewriter
Poetry

HEY BUK

Lance Jencks -
side view of man's face
Poetry

Zayda in Memory Care

Sara Clancy -
Poetry

The Wicked Walk

Douglas Goodwin -
silver and brown metal tool
Poetry

Later will be time to talk about a family killed on...

Trish Saunders -
Art

CATCH UP

Thomas Riesner -
Poetry

Leningrad Ghosts

Mark A. Murphy -
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i’ve been shit on…

John Yamrus -
this time by a bird whose aim was more direct, on target and effective than any of the critics who dislike me, my poems, my attitude, my way of writing or just my way of seeing things. this bird should...
man wearing black fedora hat and black suit jacket

6:09 a.m.

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