by JL Jacobs | Jun 25, 2018 | Poetry
Art: Fae Waters by Aleah Fitzwater WELL SEEN Shutter blades nictate for a fraction of a second to capture the stelliform aura emitted by midday’s orb, though the artiste (partnering with light) prefers shooting at dawn or dusk when soft glows allow images...
by JL Jacobs | Jun 22, 2018 | Poetry
Art: Gesture by Allen Forrest TURTLES, BIRDS, AND OTHERS (Observational Haiku) Turtles 9/10/16 a big turtle crawls on the base of the river, a school of small fish 9/23/16 the big turtle sits on a rock in the river as the water flows ...
by Ashley Roy | Jun 21, 2018 | Poetry
INTERVIEW WITH THYLIAS MOSS In addition to your recent Pushcart Prize, you’ve also received a number of other major awards, including a MacArthur and a Guggenheim Fellowship. Interestingly, though, you trace your career as a poet back to a very humble award you...
by JL Jacobs | Jun 15, 2018 | Poetry
Art: Back View by Alexander Chubar NOTHING UNUSUAL A new study was issued on Tuesday on the institutionalization of cruel and unusual punishment, and fake news, hatred, and stupidity which concluded what some leaders went through as middle school students imbued...
by JL Jacobs | Jun 13, 2018 | Poetry
Art: Through the Looking Glasses by Rebecca Oet OVERHEARD As evening sneaks around the house, the ironing board and kitchen sink gossip about your first kiss. Inexplicable – how they understand the intimacy of wind-brushed clouds; how, in this chartreuse spring,...
by JL Jacobs | Jun 11, 2018 | Poetry
Art: Alison Prine WHAT I KNOW OF “GOOD” Bad things are going to happen. – Ellen Bass, “Relax” Perennials return without a thought and so do volunteers from maples and japonica. Nature recruits another nursery at no extra cost. Lab tests...