Smudge
Sage-so wisely named
just touches the boundaries with a gentle wisp
poetry
SKY SHAPING
An appreciation of The The’s Trilogy Box: Radio Cineola Volumes 4,5,6 (Cineola/Lazarus 2017) Night sounds in the day. The preposition’s adjusting. Shifting in his chair, from the evening, darkness composed, Across dawn. Matt Johnson takes care of the moon, By refocusing light on the city, powering it with electronics And […]
AS THE HEART ASCENDS
A response to I NEED A CHANGE the debut single by That Joe Payne Sighs from the angels descend in suitably unearthly chorus As the change Joe Payne needs most soothes the listeners soul With smooth sound. Classic chords unison as the God of song finds A daughter in […]
THREE POEMS BY DAVID ALLEN
OPTIONS Time to move on Despite my best efforts Considering the wreckage I leave behind, Is it better to Be forgiven Or just forgotten? FINAL THOUGHTS High on the Hardangervidda plateau Three hundred and twenty-three reindeer huddled Against the maddening rain when lightning speared Into the ground and Spread its […]
THREE POEMS BY DAVID ERDOS
WHAT WOULD SEEM As the accusations come Kings, it has to be said, forsake kingdoms. Men crowned by glory feel in the blood, Hidden thorns. Some splintered raft In the flood of a false dream of power Careening fast through disasters That leave the countries of self warped And […]
Sleeping Bag, Lighter and Hat
by Kyle K. Mann I’ve come upon them on my walk A couple in love, seated on an unzipped sleeping bag Laughing, kissing I smile and head for home For I’ll be back many times to this clifftop spot It’s my daily route I’m amused to see The […]
POETRY | A Gonzo Today Collection I.
pizza burgers my young and sometimes girlfriend has a thing for pizza burgers at the daisy queen up in marshall my Ex is dripping venom hot grease and sizzle butchered hearts on the grill she screams she prays that we die in a car wreck tonight her words smoke and […]
Poetry | The Art of Lying
I have lied before, I remember gritting my teeth when I first told one. Youth introduces us to it because we fear the scrutiny of our parents, our givers of care. We first lie out of fear of disappointment or simply fear. Soon we understand lying to them is useless, […]
Ron Whitehead “PRAYER” CD nominated for Spoken Word Grammy
Ron’s PRAYER cd nominated for Spoken Word Grammy!! Excited to announce that I received word from Gill Scott Holland and sonaBLAST! Records this morning that the new PRAYER cd has been nominated for a Spoken Word Grammy! PRAYER is a 14-track recording featuring piano by Harry Pickens, violin by Aaron […]
hear the pain, feel the shame
by Alison Homcy The Shame will never be small enough to cover with the flag the rag covered in blood of your native Brother colored Sister working Neighbor You light the corner the flames spread as rapid as the european rapists obliterating the stolen lands leaving nothing but dark […]