. . Homophonophobic (This poem is so vain and humorous you’ll burst a vein or break your humerus) My editor...

. The Alleged Bulldozer My wife told me, shortly after we got married, that I “bulldozed” her into the marriage....

. DoorWay Canto 5: Waters of the Crab From Canto 4 in the constellation of Taurus, the Bull, the poet...

. Monica's Consolation for Margaret Coats, who introduced me to St. Augustine of Hippo (354-430) and his mother, St. Monica...

. For Paavo Nurmi who trained against his stop-watch and in medias rez we begin as the runners approach the...

. Good Intentions “One of the painful things about our time is that those who feel certainty are stupid, and...

. Bowing to Power Although they might Not do what’s right, The very strong Are never wrong. If you complain,...

. Samson, Tribe of Dan "Dan is a serpent in the path. He bites the horse's heel and causes the...

. The Stoat and the Old Goat This tale concerns a little stoat, With eyes of black and velvet coat,...

. Stop All The Clocks after W.H. Auden Stop all the clocks, stop all humdrum, Silence the warblers, their constant...

. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGLFPOccCAI https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7NwnsyJD044?feature=share . . Andrew Benson Brown has had poems and reviews published in a few journals. His epic-in-progress, Legends...

. Story Time The father, he sits on the couch with a book, A child in each arm, and one...

. Hatching A gelid mass of wings that seethed and surged— A squeamish sight that caught me by surprise— A...

. Sunday Morning Flock of Starlings He saw, while driving down the roadway, off 288, a flock of starlings at...

. Philanthropaths & Puppets Philanthropath: a psychopath masquerading as a philanthropist. ---the Urban Dictionary . I. So Rose the Puppeteer...

. Original Smile Fossil remains show nothing of the first Facial flourish dimpling a human cheek. Was it some reflex...

. Fed Suffering The True Story of Dai Mingrong . Not merely stale today, her bowl of rice Now tastes...

. To Catch The Wind after Tennessee Williams "We Have Not Long To Love" I want to catch the wind...

. Do Your Jobs Live up to the Constitution That contains a plain solution. Guard us from invading mobs. Come...

. Insomnia, My Sometime Muse She comes to me while I’m asleep,Not with strange imaginings of dreamsBut with fragmented thoughts....

. I Am with You You are with me, this day, and I’m with you; in spirit and in memory...

. Jane Doe These trembling hands are not the first to jostle away unholy grabs from praying hands; you crossed...

. The Crimson Creed We know the primal aggregate, Self-molded at the start of time, Before the Big Bang uppercut...

. The Nymph by Luis de Góngora y Argote (1561-1627) translated by Alan Steinle As morning sunlight first began to...

. Fani Fever Wide eyes are mesmerized by Fani Willis In pink as vivid as an amaryllis. The guy she...

. Credit Does it make any sense, For me to have pride, When I just dispense, What God put inside?...

. A Walk At Night She's clothed in light when she appears; Freckles speck her argent skin. Her dazzling smile...

. The Marble Angel The marble angel stood upon a tomb Erect and at attention, wings outspread, His blank eyes...

. Ogygia Ogygia was green and fair, A dreamy vision to behold, Beyond the wars for blood and gold, Far...

. Poems by Torquato Tasso (1544-1595) translated by Daniel Howard . O Darling Turtledove __Oh darling turtledove, __You for your...

. Probing for the Problematic Polyp Bob was testy yesterday. __A fractious, famished fellow. You would be, too, if all...

. In Praise of Braising Aphids "New archaeological evidence shows that ancient humans ate each other surprisingly often---sometimes for compassionate...

. . Shoveling Out the Blizzard Snow came so thick, the roof makes pops and creaks; downspouts froze solid as...

. Textual Harassment Now listen, Sunshine, I don’t mean to carp, But I’m the agent, pal. You’re just the writer....

. An Idyll at the Local Diner There is this place where you can get a fill And top your...

. Knee Jerks When wronged or hurt, the way life works, we all convert to knee-jerk jerks. Our brains react,...

. Anthony Comstock: An Extended Dactylic Higgledy, piggledy, Anthony Comstock, the Toughest enforcer of morals to date, Couldn’t stand looking...

. The Taxman Cometh Get out your Number Two and calculate Your taxable income; what, if anything, You owe. The...

. The Ten Best Poems to Analyze by Adam Sedia The Roman poet Horace famously set forth the twofold purpose...

. Outside Chance I hold my heart out in my handpalm up, the same way one might offerseeds to birds....