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Number and Verse

Number and Verse

A Poem by Robert Ronnow


The question should not be in what ways writing and utterance trope each other, but how both are involved with number. Without relating the technology..
Ibykos Fragment 286 Translation

Ibykos Fragment 286 Translation

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Ibykos Fragment 286, circa 564 BCEloose translation byMichael R. BurchCome spring, the grandapple trees standwatered by a gushing riverwhere the maide..
Styx

Styx

A Poem by Anna


There's something in that darknesssomething passing through its depths;something possessed of fractured lightsomething brimming its blistered lips.I k..
Riches

Riches

A Poem by aaron


Prayer for the greedy from the greedy can do no more than feed them.
No Mark

No Mark

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


No MarkbyMichael R. BurchA wave implodes,impaled uponimpassive rocks . . .this eveningthe thunder of the seais a wild music filling my ear . . .you ar..
A Psalm for Muhammad Ali

A Psalm for Muhammad Ali

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


A Psalm for Muhammad Aliby Michael R. BurchThey say that gold don't tarnish. It ain't so.They say it has a wild, unearthly glow.A man can be more beau..
Lucid River

Lucid River

A Poem by iceintheattic


Despite the shattering of my delicate bones / I still feel you filling every space of my body / how it soothes whatever that’s broken / water of..
illusion or illusionized?

illusion or illusionized?

A Poem by iceintheattic


Read on - if you wish - no force intended -
Remembrance

Remembrance

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


RemembrancebyMichael R. Burcha coronavirus poemRemembrance like a river rises;the rain of recollection falls;frail memories, like vines, entangled,cli..
Ali's Song

Ali's Song

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Ali's SongbyMichael R. BurchThey say that gold don’t tarnish. It ain’t so.They say it has a wild, unearthly glow.A man can be more beautif..
Got Sleep?

Got Sleep?

A Poem by Robert Ronnow


Nothing more intimate than sleepwake before dawn, go downtownprepare for tomorrow, come home from work late.Most cities prosper undisturbedsleeping pe..
The River of Darkness

The River of Darkness

A Poem by MR.W


Death has washed over me,My face as cold as the most frigid winters day,My heart a frozen lump in my chest,Still I try.The most beautiful sunset canno..
Like the Dream River

Like the Dream River

A Poem by Melinda McQueen


Like the Dream River Flow, flow, flow, Let it all go. The current strong, It moves along. Its speed, fierce, As the s..
Running River

Running River

A Poem by The Things She Noted


Down by the riverNo not that oneThe river near my old oak cabinThe rush of the waterThe brook that babbles on through all hours of the nightI try to a..
Lady Lonesome

Lady Lonesome

A Poem by The Things She Noted


Life may just be dreadfully lonelyWith moments of communityThat leave me bitterAching for something greaterSomeone greaterThat I may not knowLife may ..
Tuscan Tirade

Tuscan Tirade

A Poem by The Things She Noted


Under the Tuscan sunDripping peachesWet and stickyFingers stuck to my pagesPaper cuts on summer daysBlood dripping down my fingerPeach fuzz painted re..
Coughing Cinnamon

Coughing Cinnamon

A Poem by The Things She Noted


He’s sweet like cinnamonJust as bitterHard to swallowHold him in my mouthChoke him outThe dust of the barkToo heavy to float to the topSinking i..
Taunting Thoughts

Taunting Thoughts

A Poem by The Things She Noted


The airplanes close to my homeCircling my neighbourhoodTauntingSelf deprivation is only a depravity for so longPitifulAnd then I thoughtHow life was i..