This is somewhat overdue and includes poems I found in September and October. Follow the links and enjoy the work of these fine blogging poets…
“Coyote Crossing” by Chris Clarke. A moving meditation on the cycle of life and death from a roadkilled coyote pup to the golden eagles that bear him away… “He would have been a god here; he lay broken, compromised, / dissolving in the desert heat, insensible, inert.”
“Un Secret Served on a Porcelain Platter with a Fish Head” by PJS. I love the title and those “Wasted girls with gunslinger hips”
“The moon, the sea and the aspen tree” by Sharon Brogan. Lovely lyrical poetry… I can read just the title over and over again… from one of the first blogging poets I ever found.
“Drought-ridden” by Laurie Kolp. A fellow Texan writes about this unending drought… “my mind’s a dervish fit of fear”
“Haiku Headaches” by Juliet Wilson aka Crafty Green Poet. Great haiku with fascinating process notes.
“One foot in front of the other” by Deb Scott… “Some secrets are like a cavity / filled with precious metals”
“Greater Love” by Dick Jones. Powerful meditation on religion’s darker use.
“What’s right in front of me” by Carolee Sherwood…
“three pumpkins flicker and grin on your window sill,/ heads the children cut from their own necks”
“Chivalry” by Joseph Harker. Violence and the beauty of sure movement. Be sure to check out Joseph’s new chapbook Greeks Bearing Gifts.
“you can’t tell direction here” by Dana Guthrie Martin. The poem has been removed as has another I’d planned to link to. Here’s why. Congrats and good luck, Dana.
James Brush is a teacher and writer who lives in Austin, TX. He tries to get outside as much as possible.
Thanks for including my link in this selection! I’ll go round and read the others later!
Hi I found your blog through Mark’s site!
Spent this quiet Sunday morning reading through the excellent poems you’ve listed here.
Great choices.
Thanks, Jade. I’m happy to know you followed these links!