By Madeira Miller Soul Train Previously published in Abstract Literary Magazine The ambulance was two cars ahead and my windows were down in the heat of rush hour traffic on a Monday evening. The children bickered in the backseat, exhausted from the school day. They were silenced by the piercing scream of the sirens and … Continue reading Soul Train and Other Poems
Vampires And Other Poems
By Sean Eaton Vampires Those night-hunters, vampires, unable to go out in the sun, arrange moonlit picnics for themselves on scenic hillsides during the warmer months, on the young and supple or ancient craggy hills of their grandmother Earth. They plant tall torches in the dry dirt in perimeter around antique Persian carpets, smaller candelabra … Continue reading Vampires And Other Poems
Heights
By Channie Greenberg
Meine Leibe / My Love
By NIGHTMAN Hi everyone this is my first poem written in German with a little correction by a friend and I translated it to English myself. I tried very hard to be fully correct and I hope dear German speakers enjoy it particularly. Meine Leibe kannst du mich fühlen? Meine Liebe, kannst du mich hören? … Continue reading Meine Leibe / My Love
The Tambourine Man and Other Poems
By John Grey The Tambourine Man Stringy gray hair grew long enough to tickle his belt loops, but the top of his head was as bald as rock. Rough sideburns extinguished half his cheeks. He sang backup on the chorus, in a voice like a young rooster learning to crow. And if he tried to … Continue reading The Tambourine Man and Other Poems
My Dream of Flying And Other Poems
By Phil Flott My Dream of Flying Anymore I don’t tell many how I want to bypass the coffin, wake when birds shake trees, breathe the spring of fresh rains. I had almost settled for trees, their archaic crowns greening loess, justifying clay. A crick in my neck held me to that smallness, made me … Continue reading My Dream of Flying And Other Poems
Removal of John Kucera Post
It has come to our attention that a series of poems posted on our website on December 17, 2023 were plagiarized from other poets. We have deleted the post. Here is where you may find the original poems: “Windshield” by Kate Bowers, published in Sheila-Na-Gig “Geode” by Paul Jones, published in The Hudson Review “Sunshine … Continue reading Removal of John Kucera Post
The Emperor Penguin Dreaming of Flight And Other Poems
By Pedro Moranchel Jr. The Emperor Penguin Dreaming of Flight sliding off the thousand feet high iceberg into the Southern Ocean near a flying wandering albatross they were both just specks Far Future Fear realizing I chose money over me stuck saying words like "scope" wanting hope that for me it is not yet too … Continue reading The Emperor Penguin Dreaming of Flight And Other Poems
Suncakes and Other Poems
By Joan McNerney Suncakes Do you know how to make them? They’re supposed to be light bright and full of vitamin C. Everyone says you just glow after eating one. My friend had a shining recipe I kept asking for. Suncakes stop you from being cold and lost in avalanches. I remember something about filling … Continue reading Suncakes and Other Poems
Pink Skates and Flashing Signs
By Nancy Machlis Rechtman Zoe parked near the back door of the thrift shop. The key felt like a burning coal against her chest, but she had made a promise. Her roommate Jenna had left it for her, pleading with her to run over to the store and grab the bag she had left in … Continue reading Pink Skates and Flashing Signs
Academy of the Heart And Mind 