Issue #8

Posted November 13, 2015

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Featuring poems by: Gavin Austin, Vincent Baverso, Michael Blackburn, Michelle Burchett, Anna Cates, Lorraine Cipriano, Nina Dillon, Ana Drobot, Katherine Du, Kimberly England, Susan Gentry, Gabriella Giugliano, Jorge Gutierrez, Deborah Guzzi, Robert Hansen, Alexis Henderson, Rebecca Kane, Herb Kauderer, Pat Kennelly, Joseph J Kozma, Kate LaDew, Harley Lethalm, Brooke Lundgren, Josephine Mattia, Bill Melton, Caroline Nazareno, Marianne Paul, Dottie Piet, Rachel Pond, Sue Reeves, John Reinhart, Joseph Roberts, Jackie Maugh Robinson, Laura Rogalsky, Kathryn Ross, Ron Scully, Keith Simmonds, Pat Tompkins, and Juliet Wilson.

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  1. 50 Haikus 50 poems by select poets
  2. 50 Haikus Volume 1 Issue 8 ISBN: 978-1-63275-049-5 Edited by Glenn Lyvers and April Zipser Cover image: Doan Brook, Wade Park, Cleveland, OH (c. 1903) ©2015 Prolific Press Inc. All Rights Reserved; No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. Published by Prolific Press Inc., Harborton VA
  3. Poems 1-25 Untitled Juliet Wilson Snowflakes Keith Simmonds Clouds Keith Simmonds Breaking Truths Katherine Du Lady Nacht Katherine Du The Seashore Rebecca Kane Rain Rebecca Kane Wind II Bill Melton Danger Bill Melton Untitled Anna Cates Untitled Anna Cates Parting Rose Nina Dillon Chasm of Conflict Brooke Lundgren Untitled Robert Hansen Waterfall Keith Simmonds Untitled Joseph J Kozma Passion Rachel Pond It Yields Her Ethyl Witness Harley Lethalm Roots of My Mind Caroline Nazareno Midwest Fields Lorraine Cipriano Untitled Gavin Austin Turbulence Ana Drobot Fire Ana Drobot Ocean Cocktail Bill Melton Nefertiti in the Neues Museum Laura Rogalsky
  4. Poems 26-50 Grief Susan Gentry The Child’s Tongue Deborah Guzzi Crow Pat Tompkins The Fall Jorge Gutierrez Hotwire John Reinhart The Day After My Birthday Kate Ladew Unanswered Ron Scully Untitled Sue Reeves Sagebrush Rustling Joseph Roberts Summer Jazz Marianne Paul July Hosta Sprouts Kimberly England 49 Stalks 072 Vincent Baverso Untitled Michael Blackburn Life Lessons Pat Kennelly Soft Clacks Jackie Maugh Robinson Flower Petals Josephine Mattia Albatross Gabriella Giugliano Untitled Michelle Burchett Vase of Fresh Zinnias Dottie Piet Seagulls Bill Melton Mountain Stream Bill Melton Untitled Anna Cates Dryad Herb Kauderer Fall Alexis Henderson Gravity Tugs on Young Faces (Aging) Kathryn Ross
  5. ONE
  6. JULIET WILSON UNTITLED LOW MIST FIFTY MUTE SWANS ON THE TIDE
  7. TWO
  8. KEITH SIMMONDS SNOWFLAKES A VIOLENT WIND UPON THE WINDOW PANES: SKETCHES OF SNOWFLAKES
  9. THREE
  10. KEITH SIMMONDS CLOUDS GIANT WINDS TILT THE MORNING SKY BUSTLING CLOUDS
  11. FOUR
  12. KATHERINE DU BREAKING TRUTHS MY ASIAN COUSIN, A CHRISTIAN MARINE, CRIPPLED THE ANCESTRAL MOLD.
  13. FIVE
  14. KATHERINE DU LADY NACHT NIGHTS COLD AS DIAMONDS ARE LIKE PAPER TIGERS: SOFT, GLOWING WITH WARM LIGHT.
  15. SIX
  16. REBECCA KANE THE SEASHORE SHELLS AND DRIFTWOOD LINE THE SHORE- THE OCEAN'S ART GALLERY
  17. SEVEN
  18. REBECCA KANE RAIN AFTER THE RAIN AN EXODUS OF EARTHWORMS
  19. EIGHT
  20. BILL MELTON WIND II BLUSTER OF THE WIND DANDELIONS WITH BALD-HEADS NOD IN UNISON
  21. NINE
  22. BILL MELTON DANGER STILL AS A CAUGHT BREATH RABBIT FREEZES IN CLOVER LARGE BLACK STARING EYE
  23. TEN
  24. ANNA CATES UNTITLED WANDERING GULL SHADOWY EVENING SHAKING THE SEA FATHER AWAY
  25. ELEVEN
  26. ANNA CATES UNTITLED SPRING DREAM THE FLOWER BUCKET FULL OF RAIN
  27. TWELVE
  28. NINA DILLON PARTING ROSE ONE ROSE IN THE VASE REACHING SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT RED LIPS KISS GOODBYE.
  29. THIRTEEN
  30. BROOKE LUNDGREN CHASM OF CONFLICT A YAWNING ABYSS GAP OF CONTINUITY MADE BY DISRUPTION
  31. FOURTEEN
  32. ROBERT HANSEN UNTITLED RIVERS OF PINK, ORANGE SPLASHING OVER THE WHITE CLOUDS SWALLOWED BY DARKNESS
  33. FIFTEEN
  34. Table of contents: poets and page numbers
  35. SIXTEEN
  36. JOSEPH J KOZMA UNTITLED FOG IS MOVING IN PEAKS AND VALLEYS BLANKETED APPALACHIANS
  37. SEVENTEEN
  38. RACHEL POND PASSION HOT SHOWER WATER KISSING DOWN HIS NAKED FLESH THE TASTE OF REGRET
  39. EIGHTEEN
  40. HARLEY LETHALM IT YIELDS HER ETHYL WITNESS IT YIELDS HER ETHYL WITNESS THIS CLIPPING OF STARS AND THE BOTTLE - ABSOLVING
  41. NINETEEN
  42. CAROLINE NAZARENO ROOTS OF MY MIND FORMING SUNNY DAYS LIGHT OF FREE WILLING MORNING ROOTS OF GENESIS
  43. TWENTY
  44. LORRAINE CIPRIANO MIDWEST FIELDS SUNFLOWER PETALS INTENSE RED LEMON COLOR ONLY ONE LIKE YOU
  45. TWENTY- ONE
  46. GAVIN AUSTIN UNTITLED A CHANGEABLE WIND BENDING THE BARLEY HER DRYING TEARS
  47. TWENTY- TWO
  48. ANA DROBOT TURBULENCE A SLIGHT TURBULENCE - BEATING MUCH FASTER MY HEART ABOVE YOUR CITY
  49. TWENTY- THREE
  50. ANA DROBOT FIRE MY DREAM OF FIRE UNDER DEEP ANALYSIS - RED ROSES FROM HIM
  51. TWENTY- FOUR
  52. BILL MELTON OCEAN COCKTAIL FROTHY AND BUBBLY FOAMY WITH EFFERVESCENCE SALTWATER COCKTAIL
  53. TWENTY- FIVE
  54. LAURA ROGALSKY NEFERTITI IN THE NEUES MUSEUM THINKING WOMEN SIT ON STONE, CROWNED AND BEJEWELED IN EVERY MISTAKE.
  55. TWENTY- SIX
  56. SUSAN GENTRY GRIEF MOONLIGHT ACROSS LAKE REFLECTION OF MEMORIES TWINKLING STARS COMFORT
  57. TWENTY- SEVEN
  58. DEBORAH GUZZI THE CHILD’S TONGUE THE CHILD'S TONGUE FREEZES ON THE METAL SWING: BLOOD ON THE SNOW
  59. TWENTY- EIGHT
  60. PAT TOMPKINS CROW STROKE, PULL, GLIDE ACROSS THE WIDE BLUE A CROW ROWS SKY
  61. TWENTY- NINE
  62. JORGE GUTIERREZ THE FALL PARTING WAYS THE FOLIAGE OF OUR PAST OVERGROWN
  63. THIRTY
  64. JOHN REINHART HOTWIRE EXPOSED CIRCUITRY FLASHING TO ENTICE - HIS WIRING TINGLES
  65. THIRTY- ONE
  66. KATE LADEW THE DAY AFTER MY BIRTHDAY SNOW FALLS LIKE CANDY DUSTING OUR TONGUES IN CRISP WHITE THE WHOLE WORLD FEELS PURE
  67. THIRTY- TWO
  68. RON SCULLY UNANSWERED THE SWAN THIEVES AFTER MANY A SUMMER WERE NEVER NAMED
  69. THIRTY- THREE
  70. SUE REEVES UNTITLED IRON CLOUDS REACH DOWN FRACTURE THE FALLEN PRAIRIE WIND SPINNING SWEETGRASS
  71. THIRTY- FOUR
  72. JOSEPH ROBERTS SAGEBRUSH RUSTLING SAGEBRUSH RUSTLING EVENING DESERT BREEZE RISING SIDEWINDER STIRRING
  73. THIRTY- FIVE
  74. MARIANNE PAUL SUMMER JAZZ SUMMER JAZZ IN THE RAFTERS OF THE TRAIN STATION A CROW'S NEST
  75. THIRTY- SIX
  76. KIMBERLY ENGLAND JULY HOSTA SPROUTS JULY HOSTA SPROUTS, LADDERS OF LAVENDER BUDS, BLOOMING RUNGS.
  77. THIRTY- SEVEN
  78. VINCENT BAVERSO 49 STALKS 072 ON MY WAY TO WORK A BUM SHAVES IN A PUDDLE BOTH SINK AND MIRROR
  79. THIRTY- EIGHT
  80. MICHAEL BLACKBURN UNTITLED BASSOON OF MARSH WIND BLOWS BROWN RIVER ROLLS UP ANTS CLING TO A SINKING LEAF
  81. THIRTY- NINE
  82. PAT KENNELLY LIFE LESSONS MY FIFTEENTH SUMMER REALIZING QUEEN ANNE'S LACE IS JUST A WEED
  83. FORTY
  84. JACKIE MAUGH ROBINSON SOFT CLACKS SOFT CLACKS HER SUN PATTERNED HANDS CARESS THE LOOM
  85. FORTY- ONE
  86. JOSEPHINE MATTIA FLOWER PETALS PETALS IN THE WATER SEPARATE AS EACH OF THEM GO THEIR DIFFERENT WAYS.
  87. FORTY- TWO
  88. GABRIELLA GIUGLIANO ALBATROSS WEB-FOOTED SEABIRD GIFTED TWO SAND-CRUSTED PRINTS GLASSED WITH MATTE FINISH
  89. FORTY- THREE
  90. MICHELLE BURCHETT UNTITLED SAND DUNES CRESTING SILENTLY THE MOONLIGHT WALKS ON WATER
  91. FORTY- FOUR
  92. DOTTIE PIET VASE OF FRESH ZINNIAS VASE OF FRESH ZINNIAS FROM THE SHADOWS SULFUR BUTTERFLY
  93. FORTY- FIVE
  94. BILL MELTON SEAGULLS PEACEFULNESS BROKEN SEAGULL’S RANCOROUS LAUGHTER UNDULATING WAVES
  95. FORTY- SIX
  96. BILL MELTON MOUNTAIN STREAM SPARKLING WATER PURLS OVER AND AROUND SMOOTH STONES A LOVING CARESS
  97. FORTY- SEVEN
  98. ANNA CATES UNTITLED WILLOW THICKET BESIDE THE OLD STRIP MINE A FLYCATCHER CALLS
  99. FORTY- EIGHT
  100. HERB KAUDERER DRYAD TREE LIMBS WILDLY FLAIL HUMAN EYES ARE DISTRACTED WOOD NYMPH SNEAKS AWAY
  101. FORTY- NINE
  102. ALEXIS HENDERSON FALL DUE EAST COMES THE STORM WIND SHARP AS A BUTCHER’S BLADE THE TREES STIR WHISPER
  103. FIFTY
  104. KATHRYN ROSS GRAVITY TUGS ON YOUNG FACES (AGING) MY FACE IS MELTING. UNDER EACH FOLD, A STORY I WON’T REMEMBER.