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  • Shaman Kirkland: Wellspring

    Wellspring

    by Shaman Kirkland

    Continue reading . . . “Shaman Kirkland: Wellspring”

    William Hoover: Unearthed

    William Hoover: Unearthed

    Unearthed

    by William Hoover

    Continue reading . . . “William Hoover: Unearthed”

    Shelia J. Petre: Perils of the Profession

    Perils of the Profession

    by Sheila J. Petre

    “Perils of the Profession” is published in Leaf 2022.  Continue reading . . . “Shelia J. Petre: Perils of the Profession”

    Obi Martin: The Three Stages of Creation

    Obi Martin: The Three Stages of Creation

    The Three Stages of Creation

    by Obi Martin

    Continue reading . . . “Obi Martin: The Three Stages of Creation”

    Richard Stoltzfoos: Seventh Summer

    Richard Stoltzfoos: Seventh Summer

    Seventh Summer

    by Richard Stoltzfoos

    And the evening and the morning were the first day. —Gen. 1.5

    When resurrection’s rest has come,
    And sundown started the Sabbath day, Continue reading . . . “Richard Stoltzfoos: Seventh Summer”

    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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