Contributor4 days ago1 minI Hear the Water, a Poem by Ann Christine TabakaI hear the water. It calls to me from lakes, streams, and rivers. My mother was the ocean. She carried me on her shoulders above raging...
ContributorApr 291 minPoem for Greta Thunberg, by E. Martin PedersenWhen you said the house is on fire I looked around, I'm good, what should I do, grab my cat and run? When you said you have stolen my...
ContributorApr 151 minThe Unbearable Age, a Poem by Njukang PrinceleyShe sits upon a rock, weeping And watching the sky as it folds Into buckets of toxic smoke Rising from the endless burning Of forest and...
ContributorApr 11 minYou Never Arrived, a Poem by Des MannayAvoid the trap Of vengeance Of turning on us When Terrorists massacre kids We ran away from men who plant bombs, Wield guns - demand...
ContributorMar 181 minDrones, a Poem by Ed MeekYou can barely hear the dial-tone that hums through the wires of your brain. It is the call of drones, buzzing as they fly on their...
ContributorMar 111 minThe Untied States of America, a Poem by E. Martin PedersenUntied, tied, bound, gagged squirming and groaning forced to piss ourselves duct-taped and superglued shut. U.S., the U.S., the 'us', the...
ContributorFeb 181 minSleep, a Poem by Des MannayI should go to bed before it gets light, but there are things which bother me at night One of them is hunger - we are short of food,...
ContributorFeb 41 minOn The Train, a Poem by Ed MeekWritten by Ed Meek. Rubber straps shaped like nooses hang from steel rods in subway trains. Lucky for us, they’re too small for human...
ContributorJan 141 minWhen It Happens, a Poem by Lisa Reynoldswhen it happens i no longer fight it i let it do what it needs to the cleverness i possessed is gone replaced by a what will be, will be...
ContributorNov 26, 20211 minDear Stranger XIV, a Poem by Andrew ScottDear Stranger, how are you? Curious if you are witnessing what the rest of us are cause as an authority figure you, my friend, are just...
ContributorNov 5, 20212 minFirst They Came For: Modern Day, a Poem by Danielle Resh I. At a Connecticut kindergarten, a man severs 26 futures. Tiny bodies lay lifeless beside the daisies, seeds uprooted. Good thing I...
ContributorOct 29, 20211 minTime to Take Measure, a Poem by Michael ShenIt is time to slow down, For reflection, For looking more deeply, And long. The facts, the data, What have they borne? Not knowledge, not...
ContributorOct 22, 20211 minVenetian Masks, a Poem by Russell WillisWaters rise, drowning the square St. Mark’s afloat, a vessel in danger of floundering Its clock ringing out a call of distress Yet,...
ContributorOct 8, 20212 minIndictment for Sale, a Poem by Layla Maherhow many ways can you draw a woman / before she dulls / to linework and smudge / and the murky liquid / in the tub / grays / tipsy white...
ContributorOct 1, 20212 minThe Sickness, a Poem by Paula PivkoThird Place Winner of the "Vultures & Doves: Social Issues of Our Time" Poetry Competition. I was up the first school day. And my son...
ContributorOct 1, 20212 minKorean Survivors of the Japanese “Comfort Women” System, a Poem by Melanie Hyo-In Han Second Place Winner of the "Vultures & Doves: Social Issues of Our Time" Poetry Competition. "Korean Survivors of the Japanese 'Comfort...
ContributorOct 1, 20212 minNo Hymn Flowering in the Morning, a Poem by Praise OsawaruFirst Place Winner of the "Vultures & Doves: Social Issues of Our Time" Poetry Competition. for a while now, each time I fall into the...
ContributorSep 24, 20211 minMoon in the Time of Coronavirus, a Poem by Michael Shenmoon veiled by tissue clouds glides through, flirtatious filly, back slapper, money man, and filters light fickle on our rock, where...
ContributorSep 11, 20219 minTo the Icons of the Hour, a Poem by L. R. Laverde-HansenI Some years have come and gone—perhaps these years It takes for root to take that this might live: A small tribute to these amazing...
ContributorAug 31, 20211 minA Typical Saturday, a Poem by Chella Courington In Memory of Edwin, Joseph, Kameron, Leilah, Mary, Raul, and Rodolfo. Sun scorches the West Texas desert. Air conditioners hum on high....