. Cometh the Key by Scott Thomas Outlar, copyright 2017 September crawls inside my chest, burrows its head like an ostrich turning eggs within the heart. Cracks a few in the parts that were almost stolen to cook an omelet and… Read More ›
Month: September 2017
3 Poems from the Depths, by Carol Alexander; art by Bea Garth
. Induction by Carol Alexander, first published in “Canary“, copyright 2012 They told the child of the sea– liquid poem of it, pocket stone pawn for rail and racketing train– journeys of the fingerling spawned and enshelled hermit crab pincering… Read More ›
3 Poems by Allison Grayhurst; photo by Bea Garth
Five Days by Allison Grayhurst, copyright 2017 Five days without belief, lost like a pebble tossed into a deep stream. My prayers have turned grey, culled by despair – there but not really there. Every ghost has come in, crowding… Read More ›
“Raindance,” ekphrastic poem by Angelee Deodhar with painting by Bea Garth
Editor’s Note: This lovely ekphrastic poem celebrating rain by Dr. Angelee Deodhar seems particularly appropriate given the extreme dry weather and wild fires we are having in the Pacific Northwest–and yes here we are praying for rain (unlike in Texas!)…. Read More ›