Obi Martin: The Three Stages of Creation

The Three Stages of Creation

by Obi Martin

 

The times that Obi Martin feels most alive come often when he is reading or writing. 

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Lynn Michael Martin: I See Your Face

I See Your Face

Lynn Michael Martin

I see your face in every face I see,
for when you left me, you left me no more
than hopes unsure, that when these glimpses flee,
they will not leave my yearning senses poor Continue reading . . . “Lynn Michael Martin: I See Your Face”

Marlene Brubacher: Almost

Almost

by Marlene Brubacher

I stared at Death, and he stared back.
I felt his breath upon my cheek.
And for his singular command
I listened, but he did not speak.
Continue reading . . . “Marlene Brubacher: Almost”

Claudia Lehman: Mary Queen of Scots

Mary Queen of Scots

by Claudia Lehman

This poem was first published in the 2020 Leaf Magazine.

I wonder would it comfort you to know,
fair thwarted queen, that I looked through my panes
(when clouds were blowing through the old trees’ hair
and everywhere the scent and sound of rain, Continue reading . . . “Claudia Lehman: Mary Queen of Scots”

Lynn Michael Martin: To Sleep

This week we are publishing a video of a poem we originally published in October of last year. Recorded in Romania in Kyle and Claudia Lehman’s orchard.

To Sleep

by Lynn Michael Martin

O Sleep, dark baptism to the land of sight,
your floods rise over me; I sink beneath
where nameless tendrils turn a silent wreath
under the clouds of shadow-tinctured night. Continue reading . . . “Lynn Michael Martin: To Sleep”

Kyle Lehman: Where Are the Poems I Want to Write?

Untitled 47—Poetry Video

Where Are the Poems I Want to Write?
by Kyle Lehman

Where are the poems I want to write?
Where are the songs I’ve yet to learn? Continue reading . . . “Kyle Lehman: Where Are the Poems I Want to Write?”