Poetry

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“The Sieve,” “The Styx,” and “A Correction”

Emily Bilman

Ore-clusters in the lad’s hands
glow under the fluvial sun
as he scatters their uneven
facets within the mesh perforated
like a tulle veil sieving
the lad’s momentum.
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“Before the Prelude,” “Night Storm,” and “The Geology of Human Nature”

Ron Tobey

I walk along hollow road,
rabid raccoons to the west
in delirium tremens one dies at
our barn door
twitching and grimacing,
black bears starve to the south
on age-old migratory trails
ravage neighbors’ kitchens
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“Office Hours,” “In the Early Morning,” and “Exit Strategy”

Leah White

He declares he will fly
with such certainty
I do not believe
he is being metaphorical.

Who am I to say perhaps,
maybe? Isn’t shaping possibilities
why I am sitting in this office?
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“Antlers,” “Adirondack,” and “Fat Dog”

Philip Granof

I wish I had antlers.
They’d stop the small talk.
Nothing too fancy, maybe 30 pounds,
four or five points per side.
Every spring they’d grow,
soft and velvety.
I’d rub them against
the sides of buildings and lamposts.
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“Saudade,” “How the Time Goes,” and “Komorebi”

Steven Deutsch

One last trip
on the New Lots Line
that trundles up
from its tunnel

just as the Brooklyn neighborhoods
turn to Brownsville,
turn to near ruin.
The train takes the 90 degree
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“Centre Stage,” “M.” and “Dunnage”

Selassie Amanyoh

Centre Stage
The leader
Hooked on your every pluck, every strum, every bow,
Blocked out the rest of the symphony
Enthralled by you completely,
The thoughtfulness moves me
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“Final Voyage of Achilles,” “Inquiring Muse,” and “Heavens Best”

Murray Eiland

Sing, muse, where immortal tides embrace,
As Thetis leads her son beyond the mortal race;
No plea to Zeus, the ancient pact of gods holds sure,
In their sacred kinship ages pass but hearts endure.
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“Foliage,” “The Specific Gravity of Poetry,” and “Cosi fan Putti”

Kathleen Holliday

In the flaming foliage of words:
brilliant colors and undergrowth,
the hedges and briers,
the gorse, the furze of it,
the scratch and tear of it,
the brief flowering amid thorns

Poetry

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“The Sieve,” “The Styx,” and “A Correction”

Emily Bilman

Ore-clusters in the lad’s hands
glow under the fluvial sun
as he scatters their uneven
facets within the mesh perforated
like a tulle veil sieving
the lad’s momentum.
Featured image for ““Before the Prelude,” “Night Storm,” and “The Geology of Human Nature””

“Before the Prelude,” “Night Storm,” and “The Geology of Human Nature”

Ron Tobey

I walk along hollow road,
rabid raccoons to the west
in delirium tremens one dies at
our barn door
twitching and grimacing,
black bears starve to the south
on age-old migratory trails
ravage neighbors’ kitchens
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“Office Hours,” “In the Early Morning,” and “Exit Strategy”

Leah White

He declares he will fly
with such certainty
I do not believe
he is being metaphorical.

Who am I to say perhaps,
maybe? Isn’t shaping possibilities
why I am sitting in this office?
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“Antlers,” “Adirondack,” and “Fat Dog”

Philip Granof

I wish I had antlers.
They’d stop the small talk.
Nothing too fancy, maybe 30 pounds,
four or five points per side.
Every spring they’d grow,
soft and velvety.
I’d rub them against
the sides of buildings and lamposts.
Featured image for ““Saudade,” “How the Time Goes,” and “Komorebi””

“Saudade,” “How the Time Goes,” and “Komorebi”

Steven Deutsch

One last trip
on the New Lots Line
that trundles up
from its tunnel

just as the Brooklyn neighborhoods
turn to Brownsville,
turn to near ruin.
The train takes the 90 degree
Featured image for ““Centre Stage,” “M.” and “Dunnage””

“Centre Stage,” “M.” and “Dunnage”

Selassie Amanyoh

Centre Stage
The leader
Hooked on your every pluck, every strum, every bow,
Blocked out the rest of the symphony
Enthralled by you completely,
The thoughtfulness moves me
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“Final Voyage of Achilles,” “Inquiring Muse,” and “Heavens Best”

Murray Eiland

Sing, muse, where immortal tides embrace,
As Thetis leads her son beyond the mortal race;
No plea to Zeus, the ancient pact of gods holds sure,
In their sacred kinship ages pass but hearts endure.
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“Foliage,” “The Specific Gravity of Poetry,” and “Cosi fan Putti”

Kathleen Holliday

In the flaming foliage of words:
brilliant colors and undergrowth,
the hedges and briers,
the gorse, the furze of it,
the scratch and tear of it,
the brief flowering amid thorns