I Was, You Were by Bob McAfee

I Was, You Were by Bob McAfee

Art: Tree Out the Window by Christopher Woods I was, You Were I was a stalwart fishing pier, jutting into tranquil sea; you were a fractious ocean storm, roiling over me, salty as a pickling brine but twice as savory. I was a hulking backyard fire burning up debris;...
Sestina by Carol Koss

Sestina by Carol Koss

Art: “Un Coup de Dés Jamais N’Abolira Le Hasard” by Nelly Sanchez Sestina: Words to the Unwise (Words in Play)   We seek within quotidian lives a strainof thoughts, of dreams, of wishes in a wellto satisfy our lust for sagas longto which we cling, to...
Li Bai translations by Yun Wang

Li Bai translations by Yun Wang

Art: Where the Clouds Meet the Mountain by Louis Fiorucci Li Bai translations by Yun Wang   Li Bai (701–762), or “Li Po”, known as the Exiled Immortal, is the most celebrated and beloved poet in Chinese history. These poems are from Yun Wang’s Chinese/English...
Afterlives of Dreams by Sharon E. Svendsen

Afterlives of Dreams by Sharon E. Svendsen

Art: Untitled from series Surrealutions Afterlives of Dreams You wake and slowly pull away from the gauze-like silken cocoon of your dreams. You yawn, stretch, arise, but the dreams live on without you— bubbles of anti-matter in the plasma of outer dream space. You...