It's not without harshness and brutal honesty that poet Jonathan Jones lays out all the discomforts of reality in his poem "man in the rain".
Category: Featured Poetry
Nathan Bakken – How to Be a Theologian
Poet and theologian Nathan Bakken writes a three-part discourse on working in faith with his poem "How to Be a Theologian".
Richard Pettigrew – Drunken Flora
Surfer-poet of Hawaii, Richard Pettigrew, once again swings by The Dewdrop, this time with a botanical tragedy "Drunken Flora".
Constance Clark – This Heat Sculpts a Spell
Allow the summer heat of Constance Clark's "This Heat Sculpts a Spell" soak into you, as her poem unfolds its petals as an ode to connection.
Gene Hyde – Evening Meditation with Charles Lloyd on the Hi-Fi
Poet Gene Hyde meditates on the transcendence of a day's collapse into dusk with his "Evening Meditation with Charles Lloyd on the Hi-Fi".
Mark J. Mitchell – Lazy Afternoon Poem
Longtime San Francisco-based poet Mark J. Mitchell eases readers into the warm heavy heart of summer with his "Lazy Afternoon Poem".
Erica Miriam Fabri – The Bride and the Wolf
Brooklyn poet Erica Miriam Fabri presents a dialogue of love, loss, and acceptance in her dramatic and melancholic "The Bride and the Wolf".
Francis Weeks – Unfinished
In five brief lines, Francis Weeks' "Unfinished" has encompassed life, death, and the endless continuation of life.
Julia Roberts – Pantry Door
With Zen simplicity and sparseness, Texas poet Julia Roberts expertly displays routine and familiarity with her brief poem "Pantry Door".
Colleen Morton Busch – Tend
With her poem "Tend", Bay Area Zen poet Colleen Morton Busch offers a gift of wisdom, acceptance, and nourishment to readers.