She wanted to plant a tree below her left shoulder. Her skin, the earth, the color […] Skin Deep by Arthur SolwayFebruary 14, 2018 in TQ14 Poetry Open Contest tagged Arthur Solway by Kristina Marie Darling
She should in ground unsanctified have lodged / Till the last trumpet. For charitable prayer / […] Constellation for Ophelia by Anita Olivia KoesterFebruary 14, 2018 in TQ14 Poetry Open Contest tagged Anita Olivia Koester by Kristina Marie Darling
Such pellagra of psyche her bequest to me. Visions visited her, and voices too. Mom heard. Saved scores […] Lookout by Randy SmithFebruary 14, 2018 in TQ14 Poetry Open Contest tagged Randy Smith by Kristina Marie Darling
Because only dwarf birches grow here, we dream of tall trees. Where we came from, a […] Forgotten Forests in a Land of Little Green by Gillian ...February 14, 2018 in TQ14 Poetry Open Contest tagged Gillian Cummings by Kristina Marie Darling
The pause of the blood, the not now or ever impasse of womb, iron of emptiness, […] Menopause by Holaday MasonFebruary 14, 2018 in TQ14 Poetry Open Contest tagged Holaday Mason by Kristina Marie Darling
Just this light. And it might go on forever. Stare straight. The sun wants your shadow […] At the Council of a Sleepless Solstice by Gillian CummingsFebruary 14, 2018 in TQ14 Poetry Open Contest tagged Gillian Cummings by Kristina Marie Darling
The cemetery’s metal crescents glint across the road from the corrugated roofs of the village, each […] Autumn Drive by Raphael DagoldFebruary 14, 2018 in TQ14 Poetry Open Contest tagged Raphael Dagold by Kristina Marie Darling
After Rain, Steam and Speed–The Great Western Railway, 1844 For these boys it’s the closest […] Rain, Steam, and Speed by Kyle McCordFebruary 14, 2018 in TQ14 Poetry Open Contest tagged Kyle McCord by Kristina Marie Darling
America on the brink of war, 1940, and my father born on a dairy farm turned […] A History of My Father as the History of McDonald’s ...February 14, 2018 in TQ14 Poetry Open Contest tagged D. Gilson by Kristina Marie Darling
Those Little Anodynes manages to weave family history (a connection to Emily Dickinson) with an unverifiable […] Judge’s Citation by Nick FlynnFebruary 14, 2018 in TQ14 Poetry Open Contest tagged Nick Flynn / Robin Clarke by Kristina Marie Darling
There’s a fundamental difference between showering when it’s raining and showering […] Basic Hygiene by Kara CanditoFebruary 14, 2018 in TQ14 Poetry Open Contest tagged Kara Candito by Kristina Marie Darling
The daughter fell into the raft of mallards, an impatient tortoise rising from beneath. Theirs was […] Avoiding the mirror beneath an oak means you disappear, too ...February 14, 2018 in TQ14 Poetry Open Contest tagged Kelli Allen by Kristina Marie Darling