by James Hoch | Feb 18, 2026 | Alphabetical Order, Poetry, Uncategorized
Furnace by James Hoch Rust-splotched, thin-walled, coal-pocked,It sat hulled to the cellar floor, a leviathanof cinder and metal. We did not believe it could speak, though we goaded and wardedand goaded friends into sticking their headsin its open mouth, as if its... by Bob Hicok | Feb 18, 2026 | Alphabetical Order, Poetry, Uncategorized
Psalm of Filling the Rental Car by Bob Hicok For the director of music. To the tuneof static. Man eating from a dumpster at a BPoff Middlebelt in Romulus.From an apple core, then a burger first wipedagainst the dumpster, to remove ants,maybe, maybeMaggots. Early... by Raza Ali Hasan | Feb 18, 2026 | Alphabetical Order, Poetry, Uncategorized
Mourning and Other Activities by Raza Ali Hasan You take faith and a horse –Reasonably Arab looking one – feed himRusgullas and milk for a year.While you fatten him you terrorize himWith different Asiatic techniquesInto mildness and meekness. Then you take a... by Seamus Heaney | Feb 18, 2026 | Alphabetical Order, Poetry, Uncategorized
Tankas For Toraiwa by Seamus Heaney I loved to carryHer violin case, its noseIn air, its back endNice and heavy, the balanceFactored in and factored out. Every time she placedHer two thumbs to the two snibsAnd opened the lidShe couldn’t help a quick frown(Disguised... by Hoàng Hùng | Feb 18, 2026 | Alphabetical Order, Poetry, Uncategorized
Smell of Rain or Poem of M. by Hoàng Hùng All the tears of the world surround our house tonight.You lie against me and the rain is fallingLike nothing we have ever seen–you begin to tell me the sad storiesYou have buried in your heart for years: It rained for... by William Heyen | Feb 18, 2026 | Alphabetical Order, Poetry, Uncategorized
The Bear by William Heyen Was alone, was carrying her bear with her.Was alone, was carrying her bear with her.Was alone, was carrying her bear with her,bear to counsel, comfort, & protect her. Arrived with a thousand other childrengiven toys to keep them quiet.Was...