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Horse Thieves
by Glen Chamberlain Excerpted from Conjugations of the Verb To Be (Delphinium Books, 2011). A birth is full of magic. It’s like the empty box the magician closes up, taps with his wand, and spins round and round. When the spinning stops and he opens it, out comes something that wasn’t there before–a beautiful lady […]
First Impressions
by Josh Hanagarne “So how do I become a writer?” I get this question a lot. Once you’ve written a book and have a book deal with a traditional publisher, you learn that people suddenly think you know something about how writing happens. I don’t know how to become a writer because I’ve almost always […]
Translation
by Randall Mann We arrive at Piazza Mazzini. Tonight, Sabina’s playing the role of Girlfriend slash Translator, and I the role of Hungry Poet. It’s easier this way. X opens his double-doors. X, who wants to be a poet, of course, Roman, rheumy, limited X. This is my wife, Y, he says; she’s pretty, or […]
Love Song/Nostrand Avenue
by Aliza Einhorn The fruit and vegetable stands of Nostrand Avenue are waving are welcoming the houseguest from Newark, Ohio Grapefruit and ginger red beans and oranges scallions are waving dozens of them waving Welcome, Czarina beloved Maine-born houseguest graduate of Brandeis Professor of Comparative Religion I hope the Cossacks won’t find you here in East […]
I Animal You | Three Poems
by Rebecca Hazelton I Animal You In the formerly our future I saw a note you passed to a passing animal and that animal was not the quiet sort who could keep a secret. The note said that I was an animal and you were sick of my musk, the note accused me of eating […]
A Year of Writing Dangerously (Excerpt)
by Barbara Abercrombie Excerpted from A Year of Writing Dangerously (New World Library, 2012). Sacred Space The date you begin writing, or start a new book, should be memorable, like a wedding date or a birthday. Sure you can suddenly fly to your computer exclaiming today you start your book, your essay! But preparing for the […]
Eyes to See
by Jeff Goins Excerpted from Wrecked (Moody, 2012). For the longest time, I avoided uncomfortable situations in life, especially the ones that involved the needy or hurting. All of that started to change a few years ago—when I started to notice people that had previously been invisible to me. It began in Spain and followed me […]
The Harbour | Two Prose Poems
by Cathi Grandfield The Harbour Down by the docks there is a famous seagull, and a group of men sit looking at the ships, the sailors, and the lighthouse on the breakwater. They have notebooks. They are sitting on folding chairs and listening to the lilt of language and the waves and the gulls. They […]
Thirty-Two Faces
by Marion Agnew When Kathryn got home from the hospital, she dropped her jacket and her leather purse just inside the door. Without stopping, she walked directly into the kitchen to the window over the sink. She didn’t slip off her shoes or turn on a light. She didn’t cover her face with her hands […]
