A Journal of Poetic Observations
She keeps the banjo Jay bought herRight beside her bed. Alex painted her portraitAnd it sits on the bedroom wall,In view of her sleeping bodyNight after night after night. My 500 poems written about her are in a drawer,Underneath some blankets and a book beneath her bed.My photo is turned down, wrapped in a shirt … Continue reading “Break the Clasp” by John Tustin
It has happened –The days run together all the sameAnd I don’t know if I spoke to youA day ago or a month. I wait for you to contact meAnd if you don’tThen we just won’t ever speak again. The sun coming into the room in the morningFeels like the stormtroopers bursting in,Turning drawers and … Continue reading “Run Out of Love” by John Tustin
The night I died in my sleep last week I woke up somehow in my old bedroom With the Spider-man poster on the wall And the room smelling like the worst of me Because I always kept my door closed. I was dizzy when I opened my eyes, lying face up in bed, And my … Continue reading “The Night I Died in My Sleep” by John Tustin
(through April 2022) Ackerman, Felicia Nimue 4/18/22, 12/4/21, 6/25/21, 5/26/21 Acuff, Gale 1/27/20 Ahamed, Sheikh 5/25/20 Aitken, Geoffrey 5/28/20 Aller, Jake Cosmos 8/12/19 Arakelian, Eva 9/2/21 Austin, Peter 7/28/21 Averill, Diane 3/11/20 Ball, Ray 10/29/19, 10/14/19 Beardsall, Rebecca 1/21/20 Bedetti, Gaby 2/23/20 Bell, James 1/24/20 Bennett, Liz 10/8/21 Berger, Katie 2/11/20 Biegner, Michael 10/20/19, 10/5/19 … Continue reading Contributors
Sparks of Calliope 