The Wolf in Me | Ginny Lowe Connors
This madness.
This wolf that won’t let go
won’t absolve me or…
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Doldrums Near the End of Empire | Mary Makofske
Let’s say you have been paying attention, and you are outraged…might you still revel in an unseasonably warm autumn afternoon? For anyone informed enough to panic, but romantic enough to appreciate this beautiful world while we still can, this poem is for you. –NMW
Shorn | Katie Bickham
Equal parts ode and lament, this poem explores the power of women’s hair, its ubiquitous influence on art and society, and the awe, fear, and possessiveness it too often inspires in others. An evocative and compelling work. –NMW
Bougainvillea | Kerry Tepperman Campbell
Our Editor Emeritus, Don Williams, was moved nearly to tears the first time he read this fine poem. Its lines evoke the lushness and possibility of youth and remind the reader that eventually the garden within each of us must return to the earth. –NMW
Love Poem for Carl Sagan | Robin Myers
One of the best poems I’ve read in my life. The music, the scope… Brilliant! —G.A.
Father | Rosa Lane
Her vivid imagining of her father returned from death as a hummingbird, hovering above his daughters. –NMW
Intruder | Noah Stetzer
Noah Stetzer of Washington, D.C. has won the 39th New Millennium Poetry Prize for “Intruder.” He will receive $1,000 and publication both online and in print. “It begins with the …
Meanwhile, We Called Ourselves Human | Claire Bateman
Claire Bateman of Greenville, South Carolina has won the 40th New Millennium Poetry Prize for “Meanwhile, We Called Ourselves Human,”. She will $1,000 and publication both online and in print. …
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Parental Love | Lee Jines
— Author’s First Published Poem — Lee R. Jines (1941-2014) – Born in Baton Rouge, LA, Lee was an Army veteran and was active in the ceramic and …
The Taliban Takes Pakistan | Pamela Uschuk
American Book Award winner, Pamela Uschuk graduated with honors with a MFA in Poetry and Fiction from the University of Montana. Called by The Bloomsbury Review, “one of …