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Guest Poets

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“Poets are like magicians, searching for magical phrases to pull rabbits out of people’s souls.” —Glade Byron Addams

Featured Poets

Oriah Mountain Dreamer

Oriah Mountain Dreamer
✦ 8 poems

Terry Stephen Driscoll

Terry Stephen Driscoll
✦ 19 poems

Dennis Janke

Dennis Janke
✦ 8 poems

Chrissie Magee

Christine Magee
✦ 15 poems

Carrie Ryman

Carrie Ryman
✦ 7 poems

Tom Schmidt

Tom Schmidt
✦ 3 poems

Susan Dane Setin

Susan Dane Setin
✦ 21 poems

On Writing a Poem

Words swim inside my head
as I drift into a lyrical sea
emotions flow
in rhythmic waves
as diluted thoughts flood the pages
paper drenched in melodic verse
passion surges and I’m submerged
drowning in inspiration
as ink drips from my pen.

—Christy Ann Martine
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Featured Poem

Always

By Christine Magee

She sat sewing on the verandah
not alone; in those days
a chaperone was present
at all stages of courtship,
from the early mating display
to the conquest.

She put down her needle
when she saw him standing there,
with one hand fanning her face
flushed from the heat of his stare … Read more

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