The Burden of Song
 —Poetry and Photos by Taylor Graham, Placerville, CA—And then scroll down for Form Fiddlers’ Friday, with poetry byNolcha Fox, Stephen Kingsnorth,Joyce Odam, and Claire J. Baker(plus Lewis Carroll)...
View ArticleBringing in the Sheaves
 —Poetry and Visuals by Jerome Berglund, Minneapolis, MN  declination     collapseswith blade protruding      burying the lead     can’t get good holdon door knob     greasy hands     killer...
View ArticleSleeping in the Attic
 Merry Fn Xmas—Photo by Chris Feldman—Poetry by Ann Wehrman, Sacramento, CA—Photos by Chris Feldman and Ann Wehrman   SEARCHING FOR MYSELFhome on break from first year at universitymy bedroom claimed...
View ArticleMarch of the Dust Bunnies
 I think we need a new housekeeper… —Public Domain Photo Courtesy of Joe Nolan—Poetry from Nolcha Fox, Stephen Kingsnorth,Joe Nolan and Sayani Mukherjee—Public Domain Photos Courtesy ofJoe Nolan and...
View ArticleOur Turn at the World
 The World Far Away—Poetry by Joyce Odam and Robin Gale OdamSacramento, CA—Photos by Robin Gale Odam   MY TURN AT THE WORLD —Joyce OdamThe world is far away. Or so it seems. A bird flies by and...
View ArticleDancing With Priscilla
 —Poetry by Michael Lee Johnson, Itasca, IL—Public Domain Photos Courtesy of Michael Lee Johnson I AGE Arthritis and aging make it hard,I walk gingerly, with a cane, and walkslow, bent forward, fear...
View ArticleRoses in the Rain
 —Poetry by Nolcha Fox, Buffalo, WY—Public Domain Photos Courtesy of Nolcha Fox   A rose is a rose is a dew-covered rose is abird asleep crying is amoth drinking tears is arose in the rain is a rose....
View ArticleCleaning House
 —Poetry by Taylor Graham, Placerville, CA—And then scroll down toForm Fiddlers’ Friday for poetry byNolcha Fox and Stephen Kingsnorth   ODE TO A THERMOSAlmost as old as our marriage,well-traveled and...
View ArticleSpring Fire
 —Poetry by Tom Goff, Carmichael, CA—Photos Courtesy of Public Domain   PRIMAVERA I love the lizards running for your sake,Love how the mate-seeking fan puffs turkey’s tail,Love even the amped-up sense...
View ArticleEctoplasmic Lives
 —Poetry by Oz Hardwick, York, England—Photos Courtesy of Public Domain   FAMILY PORTRAIT WITH CAT, CIRCA 1870In the photograph, grey men and women are folded into their best selves, all Sunday lace...
View ArticleJust Another Pilgrim
 —Artwork by Normal J. Olson, Maplewood, MN—Poetry by Stephen Kingsnorth, Michael Ceraolo, Shiva Neupane,David Alec Knight and Joe Nolan—Visuals by Norman J. Olsonand David Knight SHARED...
View ArticleScribbles of Dust
 To Meet My Mother—Poetry by Joyce Odam and Robin Gale Odam, Sacramento, CA—Photos by Robin Gale Odam  HELLO MAMA —Joyce OdamHello Mama, I am with you today. I am so close to you and my love for you...
View ArticleJust to the Left of Humor
 —Poetry by B. Lynne Zika, Burbank, CA—Photos and Art by B. Lynne Zika   BY FIRE Every day I have held my mouth to a string of fireand eaten, flame by flame, the hope of invisible things:the fibers of...
View ArticleAlive is Messy
 Animal Farm—Poetry and Visuals by Smith, Cleveland, OH Life's like chickens feedingit's all scratch and peckAlive is messy, hard to holdmany mishapswe're all saps to mystery's moldWeak and weary wornI...
View ArticleWishes in the Wind
 Fairy Lanterns—Poetry and Photos by Taylor Graham,Placerville, CA—And then scroll down forForm Fiddlers’ Friday, with poetsNolcha Fox and Stephen Kingsnorth andan illustration by Sarah ErmanTALE...
View ArticleOn This Virgin Page
 —Poetry by Dr. Anissa Sboui, Suisse, Tunisia—Public Domain Photos by Joe Nolan, Stockton, CA  OLD STORYStella is still telling the same old stories,Her jaw keeps releasing words, to and fro,Up and...
View ArticleWriting at the Nature Center
 —Poetry by Garret Schuelke, Grand Rapids, MI—Public Domain Photo Courtesy of Joe Nolan,Stockton, CA  BACK TO BLANDFORD1 The winter storms that hammered us in February              are barely...
View ArticleGorgeousness
 —Oil Painting by Norman J. Olson, Maplewood, MN—Poetry by Claire J. Baker, Stephen Kingsnorth,Nolcha Fox, Sayani Mukherjee, Joe Nolan,and Shiva Neupane—Original Artwork by Norman J. Olson—Public...
View ArticleThat Little Golden Tree
 Instranslatable Strangeness—Poetry by Joyce Odam and Robin Gale Odam,Sacramento, CA—Photos by Robin Gale Odam   4:00 A.M. AND ALL IS WELL —Joyce Odamyou breathing against my elbow your knee in my...
View ArticleGhosts Keep Piling Up
 —Poetry by John Tustin, Myrtle Beach, SC—Photos Courtesy of Public Domain   I HATE TRAINS We kissed goodbye I loved you but you got on that train that train took you away and you never came back...
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