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  • Kyle Lehman: We Wake to Sleep

    Kyle Lehman: We Wake to Sleep

    We Wake to Sleep

    by Kyle Lehman

    We wake to sleep, we breathe to cry.
    Our mothers dreamed and brought us forth to die;
    For every cradle opens up a grave,
    And every child is one we cannot save. Continue reading . . . “Kyle Lehman: We Wake to Sleep”

    Lynn Michael Martin: I See Your Face

    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”

    Conrad Martin: Why We Are Silent

    Conrad Martin: Why We Are Silent

    Why We Are Silent

    by Conrad Martin

    I followed the sun away one night.
    The day was pressing inside my throat,
    and I could not stay—
    I followed the sun away. Continue reading . . . “Conrad Martin: Why We Are Silent”

    Marlene Brubacher: Almost

    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

    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

    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?

    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?”

    Conrad Martin: Universal Secret

    Conrad Martin: Universal Secret

    Universal Secret

    by Conrad Martin

    By communion, in communion, for communion we are created, to know and be known. Continue reading . . . “Conrad Martin: Universal Secret”

    Kenneth Godoy: The Gentle Art of Breaking Sheep

    Kenneth Godoy: The Gentle Art of Breaking Sheep

    To fall is to understand,
    because falling entails death
    or worse, severe pain, Continue reading . . . “Kenneth Godoy: The Gentle Art of Breaking Sheep”

    Kenneth Godoy: A Miracle on Tuesday

    Kenneth Godoy: A Miracle on Tuesday

    Continue reading . . . “Kenneth Godoy: A Miracle on Tuesday”

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