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PoetryAngst
43 million children in the world under five years of age are starving Their bellies are bloated their sunken eyes, large & vacant, have…
PoetryWar Weary
Like the caged dogs that suddenly begin to dig at the concrete—out of pure hopelessness; for change, for escape, for relief— so we dig…
PoetryTrisomy 21 Poet Speaks His Mind*
Once I was a dashing romantic lover and dated all the girls on the Playboy covers. Once I was a fantastic super hero like…
PoetryFor Kate (who thinks poetry is boring)
See, you still fit in my lap, like balled up yarn, knotted tight though strands of arms and legs dangle hopelessly. Already with feet…
PoetryWho Am I
Now that I am free to be myself, Who am I? Dandelions laid against the dirt Set atop my head like a crown Coffee…
PoetryCirca
Before ashes and amulets, before the icon and the archetype, before the last time was the last time, before I leaned into the…
Blog, Poetry, Publications, ShowcaseFree Book Download: A Tub, a Cigarette, a Blank Stare by Daniel J. Flore III
Open Arts Press is pleased to announce the publication of Daniel J. Flore III's new poetry collection, A Tub, a Cigarette, a Blank Stare:…
PoetryCOLLEGE
all throughout my early life everything was about college ya gotta go to college! do something that will look good on your college application!…
Drama, PoetryThe Woman I Always Knew I Could Be
THE WOMAN I ALWAYS KNEW I COULD BE __________________________ A Monodrama in One Act By G. Edwin VanWright CHARACTERS CANDICE (Female, 30s–40s.…
Photography, PoetryLove of Lilacs: A Photographic Gallery by Rod Raglin
This is a gallery of eight photographs taken in Vancouver, Canada between 2019 and 2025. Nothing says spring like the scent of lilacs. For…
PoetrySelf-Checkout
At the grocery store the machine thanks me for my honesty. This is new. Once there were cashiers with dyed hair, bad knees, small…