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balloon on sky
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If Only I Could Undo My One Wish

Tom Strong -
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Sunflower

Matt Dennison -
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Challenged

Michael Acker -
green statue of liberty during daytime
Poetry

The New Place

Sara Clancy -
black and brown vintage camera
Poetry

Haphazardly

Michael Acker -
silver and white round analog clock
Poetry

Sass

james stephen -
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Come Dance With Me

David E. Matthews -
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Goosebumps

Feyisayo Anjorin -
Poetry

I WON’T BE RETURNING ANY CALLS

Daniel J. Flore III -
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She looked around my place

Sara Clancy -
grayscale photography of man standing front of mirror
Poetry

Reflections

Mike Casetta -
bird flying over body of water
Poetry

when he begins to speak

Jan Harper -
Poetry

Graves in the Sky

Michael Acker -
selective focus photography of tape measure
Poetry

relativity theory

Jan Harper -
brown fabric seat near brown wooden pedestal table
Poetry

the floor boards ask questions

Dale Patterson -
Poetry

Saved By The Spell

Tom Strong -
Poetry

Your Turn

Sherry Cassells -
water droplets on glass window
Poetry

As If I Didn’t Know

Matt Dennison -
pink roses
Poetry

metaphorically speaking

Jan Harper -
Poetry

Blue Amulets from Brittany

Marc Woodward -
blue wooden window vent
Poetry

I COULD HANDLE MY BRAIN WITH WHITE NOISE COMING FROM ABOVE

Daniel J. Flore III -
blue and white ocean wave
Poetry

rogue

Michael Acker -
Poetry

I remember you, fog, do you remember me?

Sherry Cassells -
towel on faucet near dish rack
Poetry

Tanka for Zayda

Sara Clancy -
black and white digital heart beat monitor at 97 display
Poetry

Losing Modality

Tom Strong -
brown cardboard box with white and red round medication pills
Poetry

Antediluvian

Matt Dennison -
Poetry

Quiet Recognitions

Morgan Driscoll -
black wooden framed glass window
Poetry

6:11 a.m.

james stephen -
woman in black and white floral long sleeve shirt
Poetry

BREATHLESS

Daniel J. Flore III -
aerial view of green trees near body of water during daytime
Poetry

Detroit River

Tom Strong -
brown fox on snow field
Poetry

To You, I Shall Be Unique in All the World

Kaci Skiles Laws -
black and brown vinyl record player
Poetry

In Rehearsal for Death

Dale Patterson -
flock of birds flying under blue sky during daytime
Poetry

The Last Goodbye

Raymond Huffman -
Poetry

Lost at Sea Pantoum

Susan Peters -
Poetry

In Space and Time

Dale Patterson -
brown shovel and two rakes on brown wooden surface
Poetry

even as the skies darken

Jan Harper -
cardboard box lot
Poetry

Bubble Wrap

Sara Clancy -
man in black and white checkered dress shirt wearing white cowboy hat
Poetry

10-Gallon Hat

Jerry Ratch -
Poetry

old ghosts

Jan Harper -
Poetry

A Small List Of Silent Things

Hugh Lemma -
Poetry

then & now

Michael Acker -
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I Grew Up a Step-Child

Kaci Skiles Laws -
Poetry

Metallic

Nolcha Fox -
Poetry

Leaving for Florida

Dale Patterson -
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Clock Radio #3 – Featuring Charles Bukowski’s “A gentle, alcoholic night”

Jay Dougherty -
Poetry

Anointing the Dead

Susan Peters -
silhouette of trees under starry sky
Poetry

Jar Light, Starlight

Julie A. Dickson -
a bird is sitting on a branch with a nest in it's mouth
Poetry

apocalypse

Sara Clancy -
Poetry

I GUESS I SHOULD PLAY FRISBEE OR BUY AN ICE CREAM

Daniel J. Flore III -
Poetry

the meditative journey of achieving perfect home fries

Anthony Hughes -
Poetry

Coyotes

Susan Peters -
assorted flavor donuts
Poetry

Donuts

John Gurney -
black skeleton keys
Poetry

Once it took a

Paul Brookes -
woman in black shirt surrounded by brown leaves
Poetry

A Bit of Breast Showing

james stephen -
soaring crow
Poetry

An Old Crow Can Fly Like A Child

Dale Patterson -
white and blue labeled can
Poetry

I Wrote a Letter to Bukowski

John Gurney -
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He asked me

John Yamrus -
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haiku

Michael Acker -
black iphone 5 on black table
Poetry

Shut Up, Siri

Julie A. Dickson -
brown and black spider close-up photography
Poetry

What The Spiders Know

Raymond Huffman -
white and brown analog wall clock at 10 00
Poetry

Writing Poems for Gullible Readers

Dale Patterson -
Poetry

Blur

james stephen -
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Coastal Moments

silent lotus -
white text on black board
Poetry

Mad Skills

Sara Clancy -
Poetry

that realm

Michael Acker -
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he asked me

John Yamrus -
Poetry

a fence is not enough

Rob Breeding -
group of people wearing white and orange backpacks walking on gray concrete pavement during daytime
Poetry

Elementary

Ann Kammerer -
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Moon Song #2 for Milner Place

Mark A. Murphy -
a close up of a fly
Poetry

I Ain’t No Monster

Michael Acker -
Poetry

Guests

Julie Desmond -
woman's face next to horse
Poetry

1969, with Music & a Horse

Sara Clancy -
man in black pants and pair of brown leather lace-up shoes sitting on brown carpeted stairs inside room
Poetry

now that I’m old

Tom Strong -
brown and red bird on brown wooden bird house
Poetry

head nod

Mike Casetta -
painting of man
Poetry

PLEASE HELP

Daniel J. Flore III -
snowman with white hat on snow covered ground during daytime
Poetry

i am not the melting snowman

Mike Casetta -
group of women wearing dresses in a fashion show
Poetry

best forum poetry

Michael Acker -
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Brief Encounter of Another Kind

Michael Acker -
Poetry

Tic-Toc

Sherry Cassells -
time lapse photography of body of water
Poetry

Banishing Rain

Starr -
gray and black stones on water
Poetry

haiku’ish

Michael Acker -
sea wave during daytime
Poetry

AN OCEAN OF GOODBYE

Daniel J. Flore III -
Poetry

there is a falling in every direction

Mike Casetta -
closeup photo of jackal
Poetry

The shy, wild dogs of February

Trish Saunders -
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February

Hugh Lemma -
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All my bent metal

L.J. -
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Near-omnipotent

David Belcher -
Poetry

Give me that secret sauce

Nolcha Fox -
Poetry

.harbor.

Sonja Benskin Mesher -
woman in black long sleeve shirt
Poetry

mystique

Michael Acker -
multicolored rock lot
Poetry

A poet bequeaths a poem

Mike Casetta -
3 bottles on black wooden shelf
Poetry

HERMIT

Jefferson Carter -
red cardinal perching on black metal bar
Poetry

Lost and found

Ken Tomaro -
grayscale photography of two girls closing their mouths
Poetry

My Sister Cape

Sherry Cassells -
silhouette of man carrying child
Poetry

Show and Tell

Cameron McClure -
white wooden stand
Poetry

undone

Soodabeh Saeidnia -
a white car parked on the side of the road
Poetry

Bedtime

Ann Kammerer -
white and brown short coated dog lying on orange textile
Poetry

Old Age Is a Laugh and a Blanket

Dale Patterson -
white table with black chairs
Poetry

MY HIGH SCHOOL CREATIVE WRITING TEACHER

Daniel J. Flore III -
Poetry

Skeptic’s Crèche

Sara Clancy -
selective focus photography of red macaw parrot
Poetry

Bird

Sherry Cassells -
silhouette of tree with full moon background
Poetry

REMEMBERING HER PORCH AND THE MOONLIGHT

Daniel J. Flore III -
silver framed eyeglasses on white printer paper
Poetry

Restraint, a How-To

Sherry Cassells -
bed of red roses in bloom
Poetry

Distance holds our absence

Nathalie Spaans -
full moon and gray clouds during nighttime
Poetry

Owning It

james stephen -
Poetry

trash rolls like tumbleweeds

Larry Houston -
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My inner poet, like a child, makes believe

Mike Casetta -
sprite plastic bottle on table
Poetry

5:24AM

Mark Anthony Pearce -
mountains with trees under white star at night
Poetry

my

John Yamrus -
Poetry

Should I ..

Hugh Lemma -
Poetry

Filing for bankruptcy of the soul

Daniel J. Flore III -
naked woman lying on bed during daytime
Poetry

L’inexplicable

Matt Dennison -
white and black wolf in tilt shift lens
Poetry

I Fear Nothing More Than Wasting Time

Andy Posner -
woman in green and yellow long sleeve shirt holding pink flowers
Poetry

Big, Long, Red Hairs

Lance Jencks -
shooting star on sky
Poetry

smart enough to know

Mike Casetta -
silhouette photo of trees
Poetry

Chisos Dream

Raymond Huffman -
person holding brown wooden spoon
Poetry

Wooden Spoons

John Gurney -
Poetry

Grace

Hugh Lemma -
brown sparrow perching on gray branch at daytime
Poetry

Ghosts

Martin Rae Veil -
Poetry

Weekend In Paris

Niall M Oliver -
two white doves flying
Poetry

UNFINISHED CONVERSATION WITH GOD

Daniel J. Flore III -
Poetry

.this.

Sonja Benskin Mesher -
Poetry

Sound of the Organ

Obed Ladiny -
Poetry

To look for yourself

Nathalie Spaans -
Poetry

His Coat

Obed Ladiny -
sliced avocado fruit on brown wooden table
Poetry

When I Am Old

Hugh Lemma -
a pile of twenty dollar bills sitting on top of each other
Poetry

That one time I made money off of poetry

Daniel J. Flore III -
Poetry

This Order vs Disorder

Obed Ladiny -
Poetry

In the red corner

Obed Ladiny -
gray and red feathers
Poetry

do the dead write poetry?

Mike Casetta -
Poetry

transporter malfunction near the indiana border

Rob Breeding -
Poetry

bicep tattoo

Rob Breeding -
underwater photography of hermit crab
Poetry

A Familiar Place

Nathalie Spaans -
person touching the tree's trunk
Poetry

A Touch of Lace

Barbara F. Schutz -
construction frame
Poetry

Exotic Materials Haiku & Industrial Manhood

james stephen -
window curtain open wide
Poetry

Nothing but White

Dale Patterson -
leaf design coffee latte on mug
Poetry

Coffee & Podcasts

Obed Ladiny -
Poetry

As it Was in the Beginning, Is Now and Ever Shall...

Tom Strong -
Poetry

Solstice

Hugh Lemma -
stainless steel framed green chairs
Poetry

I Ask You

Mike Casetta -
Poetry

People

Andy Posner -
Poetry

log pile

Michael Ashley -
overlooking city buildings and trees
Poetry

Penthouse

Sherry Cassells -
man in white chef uniform cooking
Poetry

Myrna in the Checkout Lane

Mike Casetta -
Poetry

30 mph and Henry Cain

Julie A. Dickson -
gray fish near rock
Poetry

Mississippi Catch and Release

Tom Strong -
clear glass bottle with yellow liquid inside
Poetry

Piña Colada

Ann Kammerer -
sleeping baby on white textile
Poetry

A Tyre Changer Can Earn £350k per year

Niall M Oliver -
Poetry

Petrichor

Hugh Lemma -
Poetry

Now, at Almost 80

Palline Plum -
black and red round fruits
Poetry

BURNING BLACKBERRY BUSH

Daniel J. Flore III -
Poetry

yet again

silent lotus -
grayscale photo of bare trees near city buildings
Poetry

Wonderful

Matt Dennison -
droplets on glass panel
Poetry

Opening Line

Andy Posner -
black typewriter on brown wooden table
Poetry

since the reading

closeup photo of green Converse high-top sneakers
Poetry

i remember the last time

yellow daffodils in bloom during daytime
Poetry

grey goose retrospective (email #12)

Ron Sardino -
the nativity scene figurine
Poetry

Skeptic’s Crèche

Sara Clancy -
Poetry

.coast.

Sonja Benskin Mesher -
Poetry

Inmates

RC James -
Poetry

Adrian

Niall M Oliver -
Poetry

Avalon

Hugh Lemma -
text
Poetry

THE TOME OF THE UNKNOWN POET

Daniel J. Flore III -
Poetry

2069 is going to be sexy!

Ron Sardino -
women's wearing white top
Poetry

FUZZY TREE

Jefferson Carter -
man in black jacket sitting on bed
Poetry

BITTER PILL

Douglas Goodwin -
Poetry

as sacred as Happenstance

silent lotus -
Poetry

.equinox.

Sonja Benskin Mesher -
black textile on white textile
Poetry

11 Million Buttons

Tom Strong -
Poetry

STORIES ARE EMPIRES WAITING TO COLLAPSE

Nathalie Spaans -
Poetry

..here..

Sonja Benskin Mesher -
Poetry

Elegy at Antelope Canyon

Sara Clancy -
Poetry

..little scar..

Sonja Benskin Mesher -
Poetry

Every Night

Dale Patterson -
four children standing on dirt during daytime
Poetry

The First Lesson

Cameron McClure -
person reading book
Poetry

The Book of Unknowing

Richard Oyama -
Poetry

STAND

Douglas Goodwin -
grayscale photography of piano
Poetry

Reinbert plays Satie

Nathalie Spaans -
white 3 bladed ceiling fan
Poetry

Alone

Raymond Huffman -
Poetry

this poem is called three boys were shot dead in a...

Jill Winkowski -
Poetry

Still I Cry

Kaci Skiles Laws -
brown tree trunk on green grass
Poetry

Near Stone Creek a Mile from Imagination

james stephen -
white ceramic mug with coffee
Poetry

Regret

Andy Posner -
Poetry

.untitled.

Sonja Benskin Mesher -
persons left hand on black textile
Poetry

Pain of the sex

Nathalie Spaans -
Poetry

The black rose of poverty

Daniel J. Flore III -
Poetry

Makeup

Ann Kammerer -
Poetry

Mm, Mm, Good

Matt Dennison -
Poetry

Li Po Embraces the Moon

RC James -
Poetry

No one died when the house burned down

Kaci Skiles Laws -
Poetry

Back Cover Blurb

Daniel J. Flore III -
shallow focus photo of washing machines
Poetry

The Color of Color

Tom Strong -
Poetry

Us

Hugh Lemma -
Poetry

unceremoniously

Michael Acker -
Poetry

Touch (a Ghost addresses her Medium)

Marc Woodward -
Poetry

Yes, I know I am dying

Nolcha Fox -
Poetry

.noted.

Sonja Benskin Mesher -
Poetry

Thuggery

Marc Woodward -
Poetry

Shrewing

Tom Strong -
shallow focus photography of books
Poetry

MY BOOK COSTS 7 BUCKS

Daniel J. Flore III -
yellow flower field during daytime
Poetry

Us

Robert Stastny -
man and woman in bathtub
Poetry

There are mornings when

Jay Dougherty -
white and purple button up shirt
Poetry

Lost in a Small Closet

Dale Patterson -
Poetry

Maureen and The Redeemer

Marc Woodward -
Poetry

I CAN’T BURY THE CORPSE OF YOUR MEMORY

Daniel J. Flore III -
Poetry

Upon My Return

Hugh Lemma -
Poetry

It Never Changes

Dale Patterson -
Poetry

.her sister.

Sonja Benskin Mesher -
Poetry

He Is That Sun (For Tut ’22)

Paul Brookes -
brown chicken on green grass field during daytime
Poetry

Poultry Competition

Allan Lake -
woman standing inside room
Poetry

RED HOT

Daniel J. Flore III -
close-up photo of patches
Poetry

Places my hands don’t reach

Soodabeh Saeidnia -
grayscale photography of short-coated dog
Poetry

It’s A Good Thing You Are Not Here

Mike Casetta -
woman in white top wearing eyeglasses
Poetry

her mouth

Poetry

Migration

Dale Patterson -
grayscale photo of leopard
Poetry

Being human is ridiculous

Jordan Trethewey -
black metal dog tag pendant
Poetry

Statement Piece

Sherry Cassells -
Poetry

Instinct

Sara Clancy -
brown lion lying on green grass
Poetry

“Son…

Matt Dennison -
black and yellow bee on brown stem
Poetry

New Year’s Eve Countdown… and I Can’t Wait!

Obed Ladiny -
black metal framed glass window
Poetry

He says I’m too good

Kaci Skiles Laws -
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 -
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