By Carol H Ehrlich Denver Branch ‘A number between one and ten?” He asks in flat voice as though that’s all it is. A number. Pain is more ... Read more
“My Sleeping Beauty,” 12×16 acrylic by Marie Francis Life in My ’80s By Marie Francis I just turned the big 8 0! Today I tripped and broke my ... Read more
By Barbara Castle Hanson Cape Canaveral, Florida Branch She emerges from the rehab center like a wounded bird let loose into the sky after being nursed back to health. ... Read more
By Margaret L. Hanna Central Ohio Branch As tall as my viburnum bush Stone girl stands Empty water well at her side. She waits. Cement bucket at her bare ... Read more
By Lori Zavada Pensacola Branch It sounds like God hurling boulders to Earth, but they never land. I wake to the thunder, and think of you. Blasting ... Read more
By Janet Fagal Central New York Branch Our garden’s growing dinosaur food! The vines are invading our yard! I use one to “call” my grandma. She says she ... Read more
This art and poem are a collaboration by poets Karen Hansis Baker and Loretta Ichord and artist Georgia Herrick, whose works were part of Modesto Branch’s ekphrastic show, “Women in ... Read more
A blitz poem* by Catherine Horn and Linda Hortick Greenwich Branch, Connecticut Read about the two poet’s collaboration for this poem. Writing poetry opens my soul Writing poetry is ... Read more
By Carol H Ehrlich Denver Branch Sing when the world is sorry play when the worries crowd in jump when the rewards are over our heads clap when our ... Read more