By Beedo Song for Dreams of Peace To serene wives of active care, Who know not what to dream: Lend me tears of unspent fair, For lonesome droughts my beam. Unkindly fate once did pretend To give to me a love and friend; To this, we fill the night with mourning song! 'Cross seas he … Continue reading Songs for Dreams of Peace and Other Poems
needles in hard-boiled eggs
By Kaothar Kadir she’s slim, small but fierce. and she’s seen her nine chicks out of the pouring mid-October rain, the one that tears the roofs off of buildings like i tear off the top of a loaf of warm bread. she’s seen them out the rare hawk that roams and steals chicks away in … Continue reading needles in hard-boiled eggs
Riptide and Other Poems
By Carolyn Chilton Casas Riptide Recall being gripped by the riptide, the sudden panic when it seemed Neptune’s net was mightier than your mortal self, the sharp awareness that measured strokes forward would get you nowhere. In another place, in another time, dragged into a pummeling with Poseidon, you rack your mind for what you’ve … Continue reading Riptide and Other Poems
Grandmother’s Visit
By Michael Theroux It was late, already dark, so I was quite surprised to see my grandmother so primly dressed. Slim and pretty in her two-tone yellow frock, hair all permed, her eyes sparkled as she told me she wanted to get a good start, as she had a long way to go. Nana rose … Continue reading Grandmother’s Visit
Love Letter to London
By Solape Adetutu Adeyemi My Dearest London, As I sit here and contemplate the depths of my affection for you, it becomes clear that my heart has been utterly captured by your mesmerizing air and aesthetics. London, you are like no other, and in your embrace, I have found a love that knows no bounds. … Continue reading Love Letter to London
the burden of memory and Other Poems
By Sierra Annabelle the burden of memory you are on my mind as much as i breathe, a single intake of breath similar to the shake of a hand and there you come, all sick and spent, but do not worry for i will take care of you, even if you think the apple is … Continue reading the burden of memory and Other Poems
The Cat Who Edits
By Claudia Wysocky The cat who edits what isn't loved is motivated by its own greed for the spotlight. It's been asleep, dreaming of the red pen it'd paw at when it heard a new poem in the hall. Without even asking, it pounces and takes over, removing any trace of what was there before. … Continue reading The Cat Who Edits
Fairy Lanterns and Wings
By Petrouchka Alexieva Riding a Unicorn I am riding my crispy-white unicorn With sparkling star on his horn. Where am I going? Silver moonlight from above Is painting a path Among blossoming meadows Of my dreams and desires. I am riding my unicorn Through the mist; Barefooted, with veil on my hips, Softly wearing my … Continue reading Fairy Lanterns and Wings
Kintsugi and Other Poems
By Paula M. Rodriguez Kintsugi (The Japanese art of gluing broken pottery pieces back together with gold, a process that embraces the beauty of imperfections.) In the old yellowed photograph, I’m posing in a pale sundress by a small table that holds the Satsuma vase gifted to my parents for their wedding. I must be … Continue reading Kintsugi and Other Poems
Where is This Thing Going? and A Seat Beyond the Sounds
By Deidre Sullivan Where is This Thing Going? Are you the subject? Am I the verb? Who’s the object? Let’s slur our words. Let’s spill our drinks And fall on the floor. Let’s open the windows And slam a door. Are you mixed up? I’m so confused. Is it time for quiet? Is it time … Continue reading Where is This Thing Going? and A Seat Beyond the Sounds
Academy of the Heart And Mind 