By Ayoade Olamide Strings of guitars steal tunes from the palms of our local flutes, tainting our fabrics with imported vernacular; woven with the thread of disdain. sound waves have taken to their land – heritage crafted with our fathers’ hand in the tender soil of our dignity. we now shudder in our hut of … Continue reading Strings of Guitars
Bell Tower and Other Poems
By Glory Cumbow Bell Tower The church bells trick me every time their warm toll reverberates in my tummy, echoing an inviting sense of safety. Foolishly, I allow a small blossom of hope. I follow the ringing hymns into the sanctuary. Oh, the irony of that word. I crave the breaking of bread at the … Continue reading Bell Tower and Other Poems
Picaresque and Other Poems
By Alex Andy Phuong Picaresque Picture Picasso Painting abstractly Attempting to redefine Dreary reality Pictures worth more Than just a thousand words For words Attempt to define art Yet beauty is purely subjective And is much more Than personal opinion For pictures Sometimes just speak for themselves Virtuosity Within reality, Virtue holds value. Choose more … Continue reading Picaresque and Other Poems
Purple Orchids and Other Poems
By Jamie Nguyen Purple Orchids shutters close; wind sends branches trapezing through thick tropical air. rain’s shadowed figure’s insistent tapping against window panes, thunder knocks on doors. the avenue’s a river, the neighborhood a swamp. drum fingertips to the beat of the hurricane’s pounding. hide under covers, doors stay locked. but tucked behind the mango … Continue reading Purple Orchids and Other Poems
As the Sunset Shifts from a Cool White to Umber Orange, Birds are Dying
By Keith Hoerner No wind flows Through wingspan No lift Force No air- Foil Aves find Themselves As thrown Stones Beaks raking Earth like plows To sow dying swan Songs *Golden Seeds* *Feathered Prayers* *Sacred Supplication* To germinate and Grow And even perhaps— Soar again Keith Hoerner lives, teaches, and pushes words around in Southern … Continue reading As the Sunset Shifts from a Cool White to Umber Orange, Birds are Dying
My Garden
By P. Oscar Cubillos I have orange, pink, and red roses many colors and shapes of tulips gladiolus, nasturtium and peonies; blue irises, lilacs and crepe myrtles. I like the soft smell of the roses, tomatoes’ smell is very different but still pleasant; tarragon, basil and mint; thyme, oregano and chive remind me of a … Continue reading My Garden
California Dreams and Waves of Time
By Leah Brodsky California Dreams I dream of a time where I can go back to California, Where I can see the surfers on the Waves in wetsuits protecting them from sorrow, Where the food trucks have men Offering napkins to wipe away pain. California is full of strangers, Of park rangers, And Avengers. I … Continue reading California Dreams and Waves of Time
Where My Spine Got in Shape and Other Poems
By Doerthe Huth Where My Spine Got in Shape recently I found my way back to my own beginning on which the backbone of my life got in shape and hardened like liquid steel under river water A Industrial City - of all places? you asked. Why not Berlin, Syney or New York? Later I … Continue reading Where My Spine Got in Shape and Other Poems
Curl and Other Poems
By Stephen Kingsnorth Curl The rising shave of chiselled wood, the great wave off Kanagawa, the calligraphic curve of grace, or ringlet hair around the ear. The sabre swipe of crescent moon, the dancing turn of treble clef, the cosmic turn gyrating spheres, or circling cornet ice-cream filled. Plantagenet pods' twisting spring, turning water past … Continue reading Curl and Other Poems
Sincerely Natural and Other Poems
By Alex Andy Phuong Sincerely Natural Natural Wonder Wondrous indeed Encompassing the sublime Sometimes fading with time Preserve such beauty Through environmental advocacy And take a stand To defend the land Through lending a hand Founding Founding Fathers Helped establish America Finding oneself Is part of the dream No matter how rough Life might seem, … Continue reading Sincerely Natural and Other Poems
Academy of the Heart And Mind 