POETRY

This is a Country, a Poem by Annah Atane

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6 days ago
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This is a Country, a Poem by Annah Atane

Midnight, screeching vehicles — School girls, screaming — to a truck abduction here, cyber fraud there—no jail time.

Inner Direction, a Poem by Stephanie Ross

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Aug 30
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Inner Direction, a Poem by Stephanie Ross

sitting in this soft world to listen my senses draw inward bringing a blanket of quiet under a night sky...

The Art of Dying, a Poem by Mark James Trisko

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Aug 16
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The Art of Dying, a Poem by Mark James Trisko

Let me be remembered, not because of what I did or didn’t do, not for what I said or didn’t say, not for how much money I earned,

A Hill of Beans, a Poem by Robert Nersesian

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Aug 9
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A Hill of Beans, a Poem by Robert Nersesian

“Private!” I yelled. Midland: “What did you call me?” “Private Foster. I’m your sergeant. You’re not near Midland. You’re in Iraq.”

Deep in Dolpo, a Poem by Bhuwan Thapaliya

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Aug 2
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Deep in Dolpo, a Poem by Bhuwan Thapaliya

“As a child, I never imagined that one day I would see the Mountain devoid of snow and I don’t know when will I see the musk deer and the...

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Jul 19
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Last Words, a Poem by John C. Mannone

They killed a man whose words still echo forgiveness in the spaces under the Walnut Street Bridge, even the unspoken ones they know not...

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Jul 12
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Prayer 6, a Poem by Robert Nersesian

I wanted to leave this earth, join you and your son. You wanted nothing of it. Sent angels to rip up my passport, keep me in the country.

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Jul 5
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ADHD & Me, a Poem by Haylee Silvia

An adjective people throw around when feeling energetic or unfocused. A joke for most is a reality for me.

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Jun 21
2 min

The Old Tracks, a Poem by Nolo Segundo

I walked where Passenger trains Carried lives and Their once warm, Now cold, dreams And I was part of Each life, now gone To ether and mist

Midnight Influx, a Poem by Patrick Morgan

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Jun 14
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Midnight Influx, a Poem by Patrick Morgan

as we kickboard our lives across imaginary lines our hearts tied up in plastic bags drifting out to sea.

A Chance For Salvation, a Poem by Carol Alena Aronoff

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Jun 7
2 min

A Chance For Salvation, a Poem by Carol Alena Aronoff

I am expatriate, my motherland, the one that birthed and then betrayed me, no longer my home. No songs of redemption, no longer

Above Rio de Janeiro, a Poem by John C. Mannone

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May 24
1 min

Above Rio de Janeiro, a Poem by John C. Mannone

The forest never sleeps and also cries for redemption, the soul of the Amazon, the trees of life-giving air.

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May 17
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Granville, a Poem by David Pring-Mill

Meth, opioids, other street drugs claim a spot on the pavement, offering communion with the concrete, the dark like a stern overlord,

To the Homeless Man I Lied To, a Poem by Patrick Morgan

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May 10
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To the Homeless Man I Lied To, a Poem by Patrick Morgan

I’m sorry. I didn’t recognize you, in the soiled coat and blue jeans, shuffling along the subway station, praying for money from heaven.

Another Military Coup, a Poem by Michael Shoemaker

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Apr 26
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Another Military Coup, a Poem by Michael Shoemaker

shallow breathing - high piercing sirens screech in the streets - crouching shoulders - whispers - fences keeping enemies of the state in -

The Vision Returns, a Poem by David Dephy

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Apr 12
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The Vision Returns, a Poem by David Dephy

The clouds above you form as the moon rises, you try to give them a sense of purpose, you know that the messenger with the bad news won’t...

My Substitute Warrior, a Poem by Michael Shoemaker

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Mar 29
1 min

My Substitute Warrior, a Poem by Michael Shoemaker

To my brother and surrogate thank you for gifting me life to see the light in my unborn son's eyes,

On a Saturday Night in the Inner City, a Poem by John Grey

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Mar 22
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On a Saturday Night in the Inner City, a Poem by John Grey

The siren startles with its high-pitched fever, late summer night, sending folks scrambling down side streets or indoors. Cops are either...

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Mar 15
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Refugees, a Poem by Craig Kirchner

And in the undisturbed brick and limestone, everything quietly waiting for the nocturnal, the gutters to run clear,

My 3-year-old Draws a Family Portrait, a Poem by Kuo Zhang

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Mar 1
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My 3-year-old Draws a Family Portrait, a Poem by Kuo Zhang

We ALL look so alien, just as what we’re called on the official documents.

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