Twas the Night Before Christmas by Clement Clarke Moore
This poem was originally titled A Visit From St. Nicholas by Clement Clarke Moore. It is considered the quintessential poem about Christmas and Santa Claus. Keep Reading
Poem: Weep Willow Reeds by Konstantin Nicholas Rega
Born in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, Konstantin studies British & American Literature and Creative Writing at The University of Kent in Canterbury, England. He has been published by The Claremont Review, Four Ties Lit Review, AOM, and has won the ZO Magazine Silver Prize for Poetry Keep Reading
Poem: Instructions: On Getting Ready to Die by Gayle Kellner
Gayle Kellner is a writer, an artist, a poet, and an educator. Her essays and poems have appeared in Utne Magazine, Orion Magazine, The Loop, The Beachcomber, and The Nature of an Island. She is currently a regular guest on Voice of Vashon’s community radio program Keep Reading
Poem: The Last Folk Singer by David Lohrey
David Lohrey grew up in Memphis. He graduated from U.C., Berkeley. His plays have appeared in the UK, Switzerland, Croatia and, most recently, in Estonia. They are available online at Proplay (CA). Keep Reading
Poem: The Grand Illusion by Maggie Pena
I’m sitting alone in the corner of a room- darkness all around, but light above- from somewhere it comes, that little bit, from somewhere unseen, the light emits. It must, and so Keep Reading
Poem: The Vampire and the Ball by Rebecca L. Snowe
Rebecca L. Snowe is a high-fantasy writer who hates cliché’s, loves the dark and gritty, and is working on becoming a tea addict. Keep Reading
Poem: Mindful at Seven by Taylor Winchell
Taylor Winchell was born and raised in San Diego, California. He received a BS from UC Berkeley and an MS from CU Boulder. He currently works as a water resources engineer, focusing on development planning in the Southeast Asia region. His writing has appeared in KQED Public Radio, Keep Reading
POEM: to the bird who flew into my screen door and begged me to end its life by Ralph Bousquet
Ralph Bousquet is a poet and musician from Cape Cod, Massachusetts. His poems have been published in Ponder Reviewand The Reader. He attends New York University and lives in Brooklyn. Keep Reading
Poem: Solo Cliff Climbing by James Gering
I have been an avid writer of short stories and poems for many years. In 2005, I completed an MA in fiction with honours at Macquarie University, Sydney. Keep Reading
Poem: EGGS by Ted Mc Carthy
Ted Mc Carthy is a poet and translator living in Clones, Ireland. His work has appeared in magazines in Ireland, the UK, Germany, the USA, Canada and Australia. Keep Reading
Poem: Approaching Cuttack by Nilesh Mondal
Nilesh Mondal, 23, is an engineer by choice and poet by chance. He works as a writer for Terribly Tiny Tales and Thought Catalog, and as prose editor for Moledro Magazine. Keep Reading
Mom Recalls How Dad Used to Walk for Miles
Mom Recalls How Dad Used to Walk for Miles James Croal Jackson’s poetry has appeared in The Bitter Oleander, Rust + Moth, Cosmonauts Avenue, and elsewhere. His first chapbook, The Frayed Edge of Memory (Writing Knights Press, 2017) is forthcoming. . The post Mom Recalls How Dad Used to Walk for Miles appeared first… Keep Reading
Poem: Spring Equinox by Shari Jo LeKane-Yentumi
Shari Jo LeKane-Yentumi (B.A.English/Spanish, M.A. Spanish, Saint Louis University Madrid/St. Louis) lives in St. Louis, Missouri, writes articles, literary critiques, poetry and prose. She is a not-for-profit, business, community development Keep Reading
Poem: The Road Home by Leonard Henry Scott
The Road Home by Leonard Henry Scott She walks to her car in the IGA parking lot Long striding and brisk in a flowered dress Jim Dandy grits and Budweiser topping her cart Dark eyes flashing at the orange night falling sky She starts up the car and rolls onto the street Squinting down creases… Keep Reading