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Room Service
Losing It
I Don't Belong
Deprivation
Gift of Life
She has been published in several Poetry Review Magazines, in the bilingual anthology
(English/Farsi), Where Are You From? and in the Contemporary Poet's Group
anthology Dandelion in a Vase of Roses.
Salad.
And cantaloupe smiles.
That weren’t ripe enough.
It was a tough town.
For anyone who could imagine.
A town downright savage.
With ghost lore and edible.
Berries.
A town content to grow hair.
And stare the other towns down.
Another Year
We continue to click.
We continue to listen.
To “Epistrophy” while bathing.
And bake cakes to celebrate.
Another year.
It’s fine to see deer.
From a distance and ancient.
Pottery decorated in deer motifs.
Up close.
We still admire those who pose.
Love Story
Glen Armstrong holds an MFA in English from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and
teaches writing at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. He edits a poetry journal
called Cruel Garters and has three recent chapbooks: Set List (Bitchin Kitsch,) In Stone and The
Most Awkward Silence of All (both Cruel Garters Press.) His work has appeared in Poetry
Northwest, Conduit and Cloudbank.
emptiness vacillates
empty chamber
heart beats
in rapid rhythm
Unfinished Life
I buried you,
under layers of my flesh.
Pulled out my heart,
held it in my hands,
whispered soft words
to comfort it,
in it's death throes.
Phoenix,
reborn from flames,
flying free...
far from the reach of
the zombie king
Tamsen Grace is a published poet, inspirational speaker, martial artist, a Ford Model of Courage
and a cancer survivor. She has been published in many literary sites, magazines and anthologies.
She has her own poetry book "Skeletons in My Closet" published by Creative Talents
Unleashed.
Tamsen Grace lives in the Midwest with her children. She enjoys reading, writing, biking and
teaching children Martial Arts.
John Grey is an Australian poet, US resident. Recently published in the Tau, Studio
One and Columbia Review with work upcoming in Naugatuck River Review, Examined Life
Journal and Midwest Quarterly.
Dear Grandma:
Tinkerbell
Dear Tinkie:
Three haiku
I give up my house
and move to a new state for
the better house: ours.
options unconstrained
then compromises bind me
set in concrete love
Until 2003, David M. Harris had never lived more than fifty miles from New York City. Since
then he has moved to Tennessee, acquired a daughter and a classic MG, and gotten serious about
poetry. All these projects seem to be working out pretty well. His work has appeared in Pirene's
Fountain (and in First Water, the Best of Pirene's Fountain anthology), Gargoyle, The
Labletter, The Pedestal, and other places. His first collection of poetry, The Review Mirror, was
published by Unsolicited Press in 2013.
Alexandra David-Neel
Oh Carol, Poem
Michael Lee Johnson lived ten years in Canada during the Vietnam era. Today he is a poet,
freelance writer, amateur photographer, and small business owner in Itasca, Illinois. Mr.
Johnson published in more than 989 publications, his poems have appeared in 34 countries, he
edits, publishes 10 different poetry sites. He has been nominated 2 Pushcart Prize awards for
poetry 2015 and 2 nominations Best of the Net 2016 and 2017. He also has 136 poetry videos on
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/poetrymanusa/videos. He is the Editor-in-chief of the
anthology, Moonlight Dreamers of Yellow Haze: http://www.amazon.com/dp/1530456762 and
Editor-in-chief of a second poetry anthology, Dandelion in a Vase of Roses, which is now
available
here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1545352089
Four Poems by Steve Klepetar
Look Away
Tea Time
Winter Aches
Watersnakes
The watersnakes slipped down the bankslike green hooks and floated away.
Mary Oliver
Steve Klepetar lives in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. His work has appeared worldwide in such
journals as Boston Literary Magazine, Chiron, Deep Water, Expound, Muddy River Poetry, Red
River Review, Snakeskin, Voices Israel, Ygdrasil, and many others. Several of his poems have
been nominated for Best of the Net and the Pushcart Prize (including four in 2016). New
collections include A Landscape in Hell (Flutter Press), Family Reunion (Big Table Publishing),
and How Fascism Comes to America (Locofo Chaps).
The Cat/Woman
Tomorrow
is the day of deliverance.
Two months without my
salami, sausage and sandwich breakfast.
Two months!
Since I left my apartment, rented,
for my husband’s house on lease,
(dig the house).
Two months
of silent space in the stomach.
Now I know of a store that sells
salami, sausage and sandwich.
Rajnish Mishra is a poet, writer, translator and blogger born and brought up in Varanasi, India.
He is the editor of PPP Ezine, a poetry ezine. He has a blog on poetry, poetics and aesthetic
pleasure: https:/poetrypoeticspleasure.wordpress.com.
One night
he made me walk like a bitch,
meow like a cat,
cry like a teenage girl
and sing like an old woman.
Another night
he forced me to kiss the portrait of his beloved.
I thought that maybe
he forced his beloved to kiss mine.
That same night ―you do not know
how sorry I am to write this,
he screamed & called me a degenerate whore.
Sergio A. Ortiz is a two-time Pushcart nominee, a four-time Best of the Web nominee, and 2016
Best of the Net nominee. His poems have appeared or are forthcoming in Valparaiso Poetry
Review, Loch Raven Review, Drunk Monkeys, Algebra Of Owls, Free State Review, and The
Paragon Journal. He is currently working on his first full-length collection of poems, Elephant
Graveyard.
We threw stones;
and called names
We drank dead;
and twisted necks
To follow the rhythm
The eyeball of the sky had just retired behind the curtains of clouds,
Leaving the sky screaming its bowels out, and sweeping off the map desolate homesteads
The beastly army worms had reduced the miserable crop;
Threatening unga and sugar to withdraw their pretty faces from shelves
But you didn't want to address this!
You'd only come to offer earth children a sacramental taste of milk and honey
Lying abundantly in the world you dream for us
We thus lined up-- on markets and village footpaths
like a silly hen dancing to a cock's seduction song
for a Christmas cocktail!
I'm a miserable bird, bereft of the energy to carry you around the universe
As if aimless wanderings render love more delicious!
Though I keep boredom at bay with enchanting sing-songs
Though I offer you my umbrella; and walk in rain naked
with your little weight on my back
Though I've planted thorns of jealousy around you
to keep off prying eyes of evil men
I fall short of what it takes to love an angel like you.
Wafula p'Khisa is a poet, writer and teacher from Kenya. He studied English, Literature &
Education at Moi University. His work has been published in The Seattle Star, The
Legendary (issue 48), The Beacon, Scarlet Leaf Review, Antarctica Journal, Aubade
Magazine (issue 1), NYSAI Press, AfricanWriter.com, Best 'New' African Poets 2015 Anthology,
VoicesNet.com, The Pendulum, Mgv2 Magazine, Lunaris Review and Best 'New' African Poets
2016 Anthology.
Heather
I
engrossed
in the silence,
staring
at the dim green grass,
whispered:
the garden
now gets ready to sleep,
but the long days will return,
at dawn
the trees will sing.
Painted Lips
At the gate,
on the atoll of happiness
with lips
painted in a smile,
sits
Youth.
In a closed space
of its own pleasure,
it quietly departs.
Pencil, paper,
scattered thoughts
that cannot be heard, but can be seen.
He thought about parting? Or about...
She lied.
Eliza Segiet – graduate with a Master's Degree in Philosophy, completed postgraduate studies in
Cultural Knowledge, Philosophy, Arts and Literature at Jagiellonian University, as well as Film
and Television Production in Lodz.
Torn between poetry and drama. Likes to look into the clouds, but keeps both feet on the ground.
Her heart is close to the thought of Schopenhauer: "Ordinary people merely think how they shall
'spend' their time; a man of talent tries to 'use' it".
Publications:
Poetry Collections:
"Love Affair with Oneself" [pol. "Romans z sobą"] (Sowello 2013),
"Mental Mirages" [pol. "Myślne miraże"] (Miniatura 2014 , II Edition: Sowello 2017),
"Cloudiness" [pol. "Chmurność"] (Signo 2016),
including
Monodrama "Clearances" [pol. "Prześwity"] (Signo 2015),
Farce "Tandem" (Signo 2017).
Raw soul wrung out from the squeezed dishcloth of the pain
Breaks me free of love-life-sorrow-wonder - even of the pain
Bone Chopsticks
Marginal Voices
She is beautiful
In those memories,
Hidden in a corner of my heart
Waiting
To be forgotten
And fade away,
Just like her
But
I managed to keep her alive
With an unchanged calendar
With a broken watch
And a jammed door
Locking me
In her memories
At a corner of my heart
Waiting
To be forgotten
Sajal Suneja is undergoing his Masters in Literature from Delhi University (India). His work has
been published in few local magazines and a online journals like Carcinogenic
Poetry and Anapest Journal. And Yes, he lives alone with his two cats.
Creation Story
Tell me a tale
How the world began
How earth was born
Long before man
A fiery battle
In the heavens above
Or an act of valor
Bestowed with love
A giant tortoise
On his back the earth
A star-woman
To life gives birth
As images form
Before my eyes
Filled with wonder
Worlds crystallize
Pilgrimage
A pilgrimage I make
A walk to the sea
Beyond fields and mountains
Across the wide valley
I am a stranger to
What lies beyond my sight
So I take up my torch
Traveling into the night
A dangerous journey
A most sacred quest
Many trials to undertake
I have no time to rest
Destiny is at hand
The path becomes clear
I see beyond my fate
As truth draws me near
Tea Time
You and me
Drinking tea
Black, oolong
Bold and strong
Green or white
A mild delight
Inhale the scent
Of sheer content
Close your eyes
And realize
Each warm sip
A delicious trip
A faraway land
Is close at hand
Comforts abound
So come sit down
Ann Christine Tabaka was born and lives in Delaware. She is a published poet, an artist, a
chemist, and a personal trainer. She loves gardening, cooking, and the ocean. Chris lives with
her husband and two cats. Her poems have been published in numerous national and
international poetry journals, reviews, and anthologies. Chris has been selected as the resident
Haiku poet for Stanzaic Stylings.