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Category Archives: Poetry
“Coupling” by Ken Poyner
Ken Poyner Coupling She was a street-smart vending machine; He, an emergency monitor production unit. No one thought it would work out. He tended to stay in one place, To run … Continue reading
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Coast Salish Women (a set of three poems) by Patrick Loafman
Coast Salish Women (a set of three poems) Patrick Loafman The Zipper of Hungry Teeth A Coast Salish woman crouches between two fallen buildings, unzips the pavement as easily as a suitcase, unlocks lupines and … Continue reading
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Two poems by Helga Kidder
Snow White in 2015 Resting in her glass coffin, she appeared alive, ivory as snow, ruby as blood, hair dark as a starless night draping over her shoulders. Love at first glance, the wandering prince claimed her like a relic … Continue reading
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“Urban Blue” by Kyle Hemmings
Kyle Hemmings Urban Blue The night is a sieve that separates the rain from the ghosts who deny death by heavy precipitation. I’m the private eye catching the voices jumping from windows. Carry them in my London Fog or return … Continue reading
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Two Poems by KB Ballentine
Ocean View Scales sizzling in sun, she arches her back, eyes damselflies harmonizing with salt breeze. Outcrop of rock her sanctuary, she lowers herself back into the tide, dizzy with heat and half-blind from the mounting yellow … Continue reading
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Introduction to Abyss & Apex Poetry, October 2014
Introduction to Abyss & Apex Poetry, October 2014 Please enjoy this ecclectic mix of poems, many of which are tangentially connected to form a loose theme. “Dust of Creation” by Heather M. Browne (CA) and “Supernova Sunday” by Ralph Monday … Continue reading
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“Pareidolia” by Kristin E. Anderson
Kristin E. Anderson Pareidolia The old taupe pathway branches off into the canary grasses – and fog. A silver wood pitch – the old barn roof – looms in the field. A person trap, or home for owls. There is … Continue reading
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“Rehabilitation” by Joshua Gage
______________ Joshua Gage is an ornery curmudgeon from Cleveland. His first full-length collection, Breaths, is available from VanZeno Press. Intrinsic Night, a collaborative project he wrote with J. E. Stanley, was published by Sam’s Dot Publishing. His most recent collection, … Continue reading
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“Elegia Nam Homines” by Lynette Mejía
When you are done with this place, come and gone like the dinosaurs before you, we’ll sit around eating cereal from your boxes, smoking your cigars, toasting to your waste. We’ll remember you forever in our cockroach brains, how … Continue reading
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“The Next Generation” by Vanessa Kittle
Vanessa Kittle The Next Generation Fingernail clippings fall as rain from a blasted sky – crawling across old newspapers like roaches. He moves close to her, tells her to take off her shirt, says he can’t believe how perfect her … Continue reading
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