POEM ALONE

Monday, 16 March 2026

Jean L. Kreiling: In the Cereal Aisle

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He never let go of his cart—he’d learned to think about his balance—as he turned his trembling head toward well-stocked shelves. He bent to ...
Wednesday, 11 March 2026

Kristin Roedell: Bethlehem in Minneapolis

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The deer cast long shadows on the pasture fence; with three crowned heads, they are wise creatures walking to the city for the birth of a ne...
Monday, 9 March 2026

Maurice Devitt: Snowdrops at Altamont

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Tales of Brigid crackle from the car radio as we drive the roads, slick with dew, through towns and villages – Baltinglass, Blessington, Rat...
Friday, 6 March 2026

Nancy Byrne Iannucci: Unanswered Questions

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When I can’t get into you, I get into a white magnolia tree, where the Northern Flicker pecks & pecks above me without severing a branch...
Wednesday, 4 March 2026

Bart Edelman: Louis

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Louis has had quite enough. This business is for the birds. Only an idiot beats his head Against a wall so thick, It leaves a permanent mark...
Monday, 2 March 2026

J.I. Kleinberg: Ars incepta

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First I have to switch off the flashing light that says no poems about poetry , then I have to set aside my Billy Collins voice, which is ha...
Friday, 27 February 2026

Karen Bramblett: Comfort

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I picture him lying on his side against the brown and white pitbull, feet flush against car door. A stained sheet, attached to windows  and ...
Wednesday, 25 February 2026

Michael Conaghan: Salt Words

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Salt words dissolve into the sound of rain When I was younger I remember Looking through the window blinds while outside A snowman mouthed s...
Monday, 23 February 2026

Diane Webster: Cliff Ledge Talk

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You say, “Trust me.” I say, “Why?” You say, “I have something to show you.” The whisper of a waterfall echoes between your gaping edges. “Yo...
Friday, 20 February 2026

Russell Dupont: A Diagnosis

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At this point, I can’t say how long ago it was when the doctor hinted that, slowly, I was dying. Hell, aren’t we all? I thought. The body fa...
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