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Poetry
Guangdon
Andy Posner
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May 18, 2024
On A Wednesday Morning
Hugh Lemma
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May 17, 2024
Blog
Clock Radio #3 – Featuring Charles Bukowski’s “A gentle, alcoholic night”
Jay Dougherty
-
August 12, 2023
Poetry
Anointing the Dead
Susan Peters
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August 12, 2023
Poetry
Jar Light, Starlight
Julie A. Dickson
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August 11, 2023
Poetry
apocalypse
Sara Clancy
-
August 10, 2023
Poetry
I GUESS I SHOULD PLAY FRISBEE OR BUY AN ICE CREAM
Daniel J. Flore III
-
August 8, 2023
Poetry
the meditative journey of achieving perfect home fries
Anthony Hughes
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August 7, 2023
Poetry
Coyotes
Susan Peters
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August 6, 2023
Poetry
The Last Goodbye
Raymond Huffman
-
August 5, 2023
Poetry
Donuts
John Gurney
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August 4, 2023
Poetry
Once it took a
Paul Brookes
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August 3, 2023
Poetry
A Bit of Breast Showing
james stephen
-
August 2, 2023
Poetry
An Old Crow Can Fly Like A Child
Dale Patterson
-
August 1, 2023
Poetry
I Wrote a Letter to Bukowski
John Gurney
-
July 31, 2023
Poetry
He asked me
John Yamrus
-
July 30, 2023
Poetry
haiku
Michael Acker
-
July 29, 2023
Poetry
Shut Up, Siri
Julie A. Dickson
-
July 28, 2023
Poetry
What The Spiders Know
Raymond Huffman
-
July 27, 2023
Poetry
Writing Poems for Gullible Readers
Dale Patterson
-
July 26, 2023
Poetry
Blur
james stephen
-
July 25, 2023
Poetry
Coastal Moments
silent lotus
-
July 24, 2023
Poetry
Mad Skills
Sara Clancy
-
July 23, 2023
Poetry
that realm
Michael Acker
-
July 22, 2023
Poetry
he asked me
John Yamrus
-
July 21, 2023
Poetry
a fence is not enough
Rob Breeding
-
July 20, 2023
Poetry
Elementary
Ann Kammerer
-
July 19, 2023
Poetry
Moon Song #2 for Milner Place
Mark A. Murphy
-
July 18, 2023
Poetry
I Ain’t No Monster
Michael Acker
-
July 17, 2023
Poetry
Guests
Julie Desmond
-
July 15, 2023
Poetry
1969, with Music & a Horse
Sara Clancy
-
July 14, 2023
Poetry
now that I’m old
Tom Strong
-
July 13, 2023
Poetry
head nod
Mike Casetta
-
July 12, 2023
Poetry
PLEASE HELP
Daniel J. Flore III
-
July 11, 2023
Poetry
i am not the melting snowman
Mike Casetta
-
July 10, 2023
Poetry
best forum poetry
Michael Acker
-
July 9, 2023
Poetry
Brief Encounter of Another Kind
Michael Acker
-
July 8, 2023
Poetry
Tic-Toc
Sherry Cassells
-
July 7, 2023
Poetry
Banishing Rain
Starr
-
July 6, 2023
Poetry
haiku’ish
Michael Acker
-
July 5, 2023
Poetry
AN OCEAN OF GOODBYE
Daniel J. Flore III
-
July 4, 2023
Poetry
there is a falling in every direction
Mike Casetta
-
July 3, 2023
Poetry
The shy, wild dogs of February
Trish Saunders
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July 2, 2023
Poetry
February
Hugh Lemma
-
July 1, 2023
Poetry
All my bent metal
L.J.
-
June 30, 2023
Poetry
Near-omnipotent
David Belcher
-
June 28, 2023
Poetry
Give me that secret sauce
Nolcha Fox
-
June 27, 2023
Poetry
.harbor.
Sonja Benskin Mesher
-
June 26, 2023
Poetry
mystique
Michael Acker
-
June 25, 2023
Poetry
A poet bequeaths a poem
Mike Casetta
-
June 24, 2023
Poetry
HERMIT
Jefferson Carter
-
June 23, 2023
Poetry
Lost and found
Ken Tomaro
-
June 22, 2023
Poetry
My Sister Cape
Sherry Cassells
-
June 21, 2023
Poetry
Show and Tell
Cameron McClure
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June 20, 2023
Poetry
undone
Soodabeh Saeidnia
-
June 19, 2023
Poetry
Bedtime
Ann Kammerer
-
June 18, 2023
Poetry
Old Age Is a Laugh and a Blanket
Dale Patterson
-
June 16, 2023
Poetry
MY HIGH SCHOOL CREATIVE WRITING TEACHER
Daniel J. Flore III
-
June 15, 2023
Poetry
Skeptic’s Crèche
Sara Clancy
-
June 14, 2023
Poetry
Bird
Sherry Cassells
-
June 13, 2023
Poetry
REMEMBERING HER PORCH AND THE MOONLIGHT
Daniel J. Flore III
-
June 12, 2023
Poetry
Restraint, a How-To
Sherry Cassells
-
June 11, 2023
Poetry
Distance holds our absence
Nathalie Spaans
-
June 10, 2023
Poetry
Owning It
james stephen
-
June 9, 2023
Poetry
trash rolls like tumbleweeds
Larry Houston
-
June 7, 2023
Poetry
My inner poet, like a child, makes believe
Mike Casetta
-
June 6, 2023
Poetry
5:24AM
Mark Anthony Pearce
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June 5, 2023
Poetry
my
John Yamrus
-
June 2, 2023
Poetry
Should I ..
Hugh Lemma
-
May 31, 2023
Poetry
Filing for bankruptcy of the soul
Daniel J. Flore III
-
May 30, 2023
Poetry
L’inexplicable
Matt Dennison
-
May 28, 2023
Poetry
I Fear Nothing More Than Wasting Time
Andy Posner
-
May 27, 2023
Poetry
Big, Long, Red Hairs
Lance Jencks
-
May 26, 2023
Poetry
smart enough to know
Mike Casetta
-
May 25, 2023
Poetry
Chisos Dream
Raymond Huffman
-
May 24, 2023
Poetry
Wooden Spoons
John Gurney
-
May 23, 2023
Poetry
Grace
Hugh Lemma
-
May 21, 2023
Poetry
Ghosts
Martin Rae Veil
-
May 20, 2023
Poetry
Weekend In Paris
Niall M Oliver
-
May 19, 2023
Poetry
UNFINISHED CONVERSATION WITH GOD
Daniel J. Flore III
-
May 15, 2023
Poetry
.this.
Sonja Benskin Mesher
-
May 14, 2023
Poetry
Sound of the Organ
Obed Ladiny
-
May 13, 2023
Poetry
To look for yourself
Nathalie Spaans
-
May 12, 2023
Poetry
His Coat
Obed Ladiny
-
May 11, 2023
Poetry
When I Am Old
Hugh Lemma
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May 9, 2023
Poetry
That one time I made money off of poetry
Daniel J. Flore III
-
May 8, 2023
Poetry
This Order vs Disorder
Obed Ladiny
-
May 7, 2023
Poetry
In the red corner
Obed Ladiny
-
May 6, 2023
Poetry
do the dead write poetry?
Mike Casetta
-
May 5, 2023
Poetry
transporter malfunction near the indiana border
Rob Breeding
-
May 4, 2023
Poetry
bicep tattoo
Rob Breeding
-
May 3, 2023
Poetry
A Familiar Place
Nathalie Spaans
-
May 1, 2023
Poetry
A Touch of Lace
Barbara F. Schutz
-
April 30, 2023
Poetry
Exotic Materials Haiku & Industrial Manhood
james stephen
-
April 29, 2023
Poetry
Nothing but White
Dale Patterson
-
April 27, 2023
Poetry
Coffee & Podcasts
Obed Ladiny
-
April 26, 2023
Poetry
As it Was in the Beginning, Is Now and Ever Shall...
Tom Strong
-
April 25, 2023
Poetry
Solstice
Hugh Lemma
-
April 24, 2023
Poetry
I Ask You
Mike Casetta
-
April 23, 2023
Poetry
People
Andy Posner
-
April 22, 2023
Poetry
log pile
Michael Ashley
-
April 21, 2023
Poetry
Penthouse
Sherry Cassells
-
April 20, 2023
Poetry
Myrna in the Checkout Lane
Mike Casetta
-
April 19, 2023
Poetry
30 mph and Henry Cain
Julie A. Dickson
-
April 18, 2023
Poetry
Mississippi Catch and Release
Tom Strong
-
April 17, 2023
Poetry
Piña Colada
Ann Kammerer
-
April 16, 2023
Poetry
A Tyre Changer Can Earn £350k per year
Niall M Oliver
-
April 15, 2023
Poetry
Petrichor
Hugh Lemma
-
April 14, 2023
Poetry
Now, at Almost 80
Palline Plum
-
April 13, 2023
Poetry
BURNING BLACKBERRY BUSH
Daniel J. Flore III
-
April 10, 2023
Poetry
yet again
silent lotus
-
April 8, 2023
Poetry
Wonderful
Matt Dennison
-
April 7, 2023
Poetry
Opening Line
Andy Posner
-
April 5, 2023
Poetry
since the reading
-
April 1, 2023
Poetry
i remember the last time
-
March 31, 2023
Poetry
grey goose retrospective (email #12)
Ron Sardino
-
March 30, 2023
Poetry
Skeptic’s Crèche
Sara Clancy
-
March 29, 2023
Poetry
.coast.
Sonja Benskin Mesher
-
March 28, 2023
Poetry
Inmates
RC James
-
March 27, 2023
Poetry
Adrian
Niall M Oliver
-
March 24, 2023
Poetry
Avalon
Hugh Lemma
-
March 23, 2023
Poetry
THE TOME OF THE UNKNOWN POET
Daniel J. Flore III
-
March 22, 2023
Poetry
2069 is going to be sexy!
Ron Sardino
-
March 21, 2023
Poetry
FUZZY TREE
Jefferson Carter
-
March 20, 2023
Poetry
BITTER PILL
Douglas Goodwin
-
March 18, 2023
Poetry
as sacred as Happenstance
silent lotus
-
March 17, 2023
Poetry
.equinox.
Sonja Benskin Mesher
-
March 16, 2023
Poetry
11 Million Buttons
Tom Strong
-
March 14, 2023
Poetry
STORIES ARE EMPIRES WAITING TO COLLAPSE
Nathalie Spaans
-
March 12, 2023
Poetry
..here..
Sonja Benskin Mesher
-
March 10, 2023
Poetry
Elegy at Antelope Canyon
Sara Clancy
-
March 7, 2023
Poetry
..little scar..
Sonja Benskin Mesher
-
March 6, 2023
Poetry
Every Night
Dale Patterson
-
March 5, 2023
Poetry
The First Lesson
Cameron McClure
-
March 1, 2023
Poetry
The Book of Unknowing
Richard Oyama
-
February 27, 2023
Poetry
STAND
Douglas Goodwin
-
February 26, 2023
Poetry
Reinbert plays Satie
Nathalie Spaans
-
February 25, 2023
Poetry
Alone
Raymond Huffman
-
February 24, 2023
Poetry
this poem is called three boys were shot dead in a...
Jill Winkowski
-
February 21, 2023
Poetry
Still I Cry
Kaci Skiles Laws
-
February 20, 2023
Poetry
Near Stone Creek a Mile from Imagination
james stephen
-
February 19, 2023
Poetry
Regret
Andy Posner
-
February 18, 2023
Poetry
.untitled.
Sonja Benskin Mesher
-
February 15, 2023
Poetry
Pain of the sex
Nathalie Spaans
-
February 14, 2023
Poetry
The black rose of poverty
Daniel J. Flore III
-
February 11, 2023
Poetry
Makeup
Ann Kammerer
-
February 10, 2023
Poetry
Mm, Mm, Good
Matt Dennison
-
February 9, 2023
Poetry
Li Po Embraces the Moon
RC James
-
February 8, 2023
Poetry
No one died when the house burned down
Kaci Skiles Laws
-
February 7, 2023
Poetry
Back Cover Blurb
Daniel J. Flore III
-
February 6, 2023
Poetry
The Color of Color
Tom Strong
-
February 5, 2023
Poetry
Us
Hugh Lemma
-
February 4, 2023
Poetry
unceremoniously
Michael Acker
-
February 3, 2023
Poetry
Touch (a Ghost addresses her Medium)
Marc Woodward
-
February 2, 2023
Poetry
Yes, I know I am dying
Nolcha Fox
-
February 1, 2023
Poetry
.noted.
Sonja Benskin Mesher
-
January 31, 2023
Poetry
Thuggery
Marc Woodward
-
January 27, 2023
Poetry
Shrewing
Tom Strong
-
January 26, 2023
Poetry
MY BOOK COSTS 7 BUCKS
Daniel J. Flore III
-
January 25, 2023
Poetry
Us
Robert Stastny
-
January 24, 2023
Poetry
There are mornings when
Jay Dougherty
-
January 23, 2023
Poetry
Lost in a Small Closet
Dale Patterson
-
January 22, 2023
Poetry
Maureen and The Redeemer
Marc Woodward
-
January 20, 2023
Poetry
I CAN’T BURY THE CORPSE OF YOUR MEMORY
Daniel J. Flore III
-
January 19, 2023
Poetry
Upon My Return
Hugh Lemma
-
January 18, 2023
Poetry
It Never Changes
Dale Patterson
-
January 17, 2023
Poetry
.her sister.
Sonja Benskin Mesher
-
January 15, 2023
Poetry
He Is That Sun (For Tut ’22)
Paul Brookes
-
January 13, 2023
Poetry
Poultry Competition
Allan Lake
-
January 11, 2023
Poetry
RED HOT
Daniel J. Flore III
-
January 10, 2023
Poetry
Places my hands don’t reach
Soodabeh Saeidnia
-
January 9, 2023
Poetry
It’s A Good Thing You Are Not Here
Mike Casetta
-
January 8, 2023
Poetry
her mouth
-
January 7, 2023
Poetry
Migration
Dale Patterson
-
January 6, 2023
Poetry
Being human is ridiculous
Jordan Trethewey
-
January 5, 2023
Poetry
Statement Piece
Sherry Cassells
-
January 4, 2023
Poetry
Instinct
Sara Clancy
-
January 3, 2023
Poetry
“Son…
Matt Dennison
-
January 2, 2023
Poetry
New Year’s Eve Countdown… and I Can’t Wait!
Obed Ladiny
-
January 2, 2023
Poetry
He says I’m too good
Kaci Skiles Laws
-
January 1, 2023
Poetry
A waltz through the corn fields
Ken Tomaro
-
December 31, 2022
Poetry
Woe Is Me
Tom Strong
-
December 30, 2022
Poetry
After the Visit
Sara Clancy
-
December 29, 2022
Poetry
Divine Sequence
Miya Ko
-
December 28, 2022
Poetry
That Cemetery Cold
Paul Brookes
-
December 27, 2022
Poetry
SENSATIONAL REAL LIFE
Mark Anthony Pearce
-
December 26, 2022
Poetry
Interview With the Poet
Matt Dennison
-
December 25, 2022
Poetry
POSTCARD FROM MY SICKNESS #3 (LETTER TO ME)
Daniel J. Flore III
-
December 24, 2022
Poetry
Headliner
Ken Tomaro
-
December 23, 2022
Poetry
I GUESS I COULD CRY WITH YOU
Daniel J. Flore III
-
December 22, 2022
Poetry
edges
Michael Acker
-
December 21, 2022
Poetry
perennials
Michael Acker
-
December 20, 2022
Poetry
Unless I Die in a Magic Trick
Matt Dennison
-
December 19, 2022
Poetry
THE PLEASURES OF WORK
Mark Anthony Pearce
-
December 18, 2022
Poetry
MY PAPAP IS IN THE HOSPITAL
Daniel J. Flore III
-
December 17, 2022
Poetry
EXTRAMARITAL POETRY
Daniel J. Flore III
-
December 16, 2022
Poetry
..
Hugh Lemma
-
December 16, 2022
Poetry
Two goats to the altar
Nathalie Spaans
-
December 15, 2022
Poetry
Armageddon in my stomach
Daniel J. Flore III
-
December 14, 2022
Poetry
summer heat
Michael Acker
-
December 14, 2022
Poetry
Empty Seat
Sharon Bartshe
-
December 13, 2022
Poetry
THE OLD PICTURE OF GRAMPY
Daniel J. Flore III
-
December 12, 2022
Poetry
October Wind
Raymond Huffman
-
December 11, 2022
Poetry
News of the Apocalypse
Cameron McClure
-
December 10, 2022
Poetry
performance
Michael Acker
-
December 9, 2022
Poetry
6:09 a.m.
james stephen
-
December 8, 2022
Poetry
Happy Things
Ann Kammerer
-
December 7, 2022
Poetry
Square Jaw and GSOH
Cameron McClure
-
December 6, 2022
Poetry
A Present for the Fisherman
Raymond Huffman
-
December 6, 2022
Poetry
4:48 a.m.
james stephen
-
December 5, 2022
Poetry
what is
Michael Acker
-
December 5, 2022
Poetry
In Defense
Dale Patterson
-
December 4, 2022
Poetry
A Father’s Advice
Raymond Huffman
-
December 4, 2022
Poetry
eulogy for Dean
Mike Casetta
-
December 3, 2022
Poetry
I need
Julie A. Dickson
-
December 3, 2022
Poetry
POSTCARD FROM MY SICKNESS #1
Daniel J. Flore III
-
December 2, 2022
Poetry
BUTTS
Daniel J. Flore III
-
December 2, 2022
Poetry
.O.
Sonja Benskin Mesher
-
December 1, 2022
Poetry
Moments
Dale Patterson
-
December 1, 2022
Poetry
The Beach
james stephen
-
November 30, 2022
Poetry
The Last Breath
Raymond Huffman
-
November 30, 2022
Poetry
I WANT TO TALK TO SOMEONE ABOUT SOMETHING THAT MATTERS
Daniel J. Flore III
-
November 29, 2022
Poetry
1 Star Rating
Obed Ladiny
-
November 29, 2022
Poetry
The Emigrant
Cameron McClure
-
November 28, 2022
Poetry
butterflies drink turtle tears
Matt Dennison
-
November 28, 2022
Poetry
I HAD TO LIGHT A SECOND CIGARETTE
Daniel J. Flore III
-
November 27, 2022
Poetry
Searching for True North
Raymond Huffman
-
November 27, 2022
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