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Light Academia
Light Academia
The sun sets at a respectable hour now that it’s dark no later than nine o’clock. A sturgeon moon cools in time for sunflowers — Its…
Maggie McCombs
Aug 15
In Prison
In Prison
After leaving prison because the optics don’t change
Roman Newell
Aug 14
Transformation
Transformation
— Antigua, Guatemala
Maria Nazos
Aug 13
Night Songs
Night Songs
For Mimi
Nicole Paton
Aug 13
Moving Forward
Moving Forward
Sitting beneath the poplar tree with a pouchful of planets
Roman Newell
Aug 13
Typewriter
Typewriter
Receiving Jazz in Pastel
Roman Newell
Aug 12
Landfall
Landfall
Bracing for the storm after the next storm
Roman Newell
Aug 8
Elm Trees and Poetry
Elm Trees and Poetry
I feel a lack in the space between us
Roman Newell
Aug 7
In Darkness
In Darkness
When escape is the only answer you know
Roman Newell
Aug 6
What I Learned From Reading Mary Oliver
What I Learned From Reading Mary Oliver
When I pulled the book from your shelf, I never wondered why you, of all men,
Maria Nazos
Aug 6
Ghost Town
Ghost Town
Young soldiers never returned from war
Roman Newell
Aug 5
My Search for Meaning
My Search for Meaning
Viktor Frankl, pain, purpose, and choice
Roman Newell
Aug 3
The Moment We Were Brave
The Moment We Were Brave
Life isn’t about avoiding fear but facing it
Ani Eldritch
Aug 3
Wolves
Wolves
The ‘No Fangs Here’ Principle
Catrina Prager
Aug 3
Astronaut
Astronaut
The just for fun no meaning tattoo
Roman Newell
Aug 1
Jailhouse Animals
Jailhouse Animals
All my days in the wilderness
Roman Newell
Jul 31
Echo of Prometheus
Echo of Prometheus
A mythos reborn
Ani Eldritch
Jul 31
I think I have a rubber soul
I think I have a rubber soul
I’ll bounce but never break.
Yale Bowman - (Chronic Wellness)
Jul 31
Hills of Horses
Hills of Horses
Escaping to a new world with you
Roman Newell
Jul 30
Eagles
Eagles
Lying on the ground all you can see is up
Roman Newell
Jul 29
Sunrise, After the After-After Party
Sunrise, After the After-After Party
— for T.S., Caye Caulker, Belize
Maria Nazos
Jul 29
morning breaks
morning breaks
An acrostic poem.
John Hampton (MaggotsX)
Jul 29
Becoming a Palindrome
Becoming a Palindrome
[Within me drones a consistency.]
Maggie McCombs
Jul 29
The Lack of Confidence Caused by a Thousand Missing I-Love-You’s
The Lack of Confidence Caused by a Thousand Missing I-Love-You’s
In response to Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’
Nicole Paton
Jul 28
Needful Reminders
Needful Reminders
A poem.
John Hampton (MaggotsX)
Jul 28
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