Longtime San Francisco-based poet Mark J. Mitchell eases readers into the warm heavy heart of summer with his "Lazy Afternoon Poem".
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Gary Keenan – Big Day
Writing from the Colombian Andes, poet Gary Keenan's poem "Big Day" is a chaotic cacophony collapsing into the soft rosy amber of stillness.
Matt Pasca – Traitor Psalm
Long Island poet Matt Pasca gives it all up and at the same time transforms us in his engaging poem "Traitor Psalm".
Andy Motz – a love poem
Poet and filmmaker Andy Motz revels in the openness of sharing intimacy in his five-part mini-epic "a love poem".
Lily Tobias – Dawn Diminutive
The simple purity of Lily Tobias' "Dawn Diminutive" is an elegant invitation to slow down and witness the honeyed radiance of morning.
Lawrence Bridges – Rotation
Taking a look at time and cycles, acclaimed poet Lawrence Bridges guides readers through this liminal period with his brilliant "Rotation".
Ahrend Torrey – Red Giant
The six lines Ahrend Torrey's "Red Giant" are epic in scope, weaving together the story of the destruction of our world with threads of hope.
Tabletop Portraits and a Lifetime Together
From magical to mundane; art, beauty, and time shared. BY HOPE NISLY
Lewis Hyde on Dogen and Self-Forgetting
Lewis Hyde weighs up the use of memory and asks, when is forgetting the best strategy?
Joseph Dorazio – Gold Anklebone Cups
A concise homage to the ancient Greek poet Sappho, Joseph Dorazio's taut "Gold Anklebone Cups" reminds us of mortality.