Antonio Eramo is the notoriously cryptic New England poet that hides behind 30+ internet alt accounts. He graduated with a 4.0 GPA from Southern New Hampshire University and holds a degree in creative writing with a concentration in poetry. His most notable publications include Prides Crossing, Momentary Monet, and Art of Sin.  Artistic Avarice disengage enigmatic rage; nothing earnest enthralls the poverty within langauge is written on the walls the avidly vapid “artist” seeks to denounce device the avarice of average man has settled in on vice Our verse has lost veracity in the shallow sure of fame how famished … Continue reading Antonio Eramo

Juan Pablo Mobili was born and raised in Buenos Aires, during the cruelest of their dictatorships, and was adopted by New York, where he raised a family. His poems appeared in The Worcester Review, The American Journal of Poetry, The Banyan Review, The Mason Street Review, and The Fire Spirit Review, among many others. His work has also received an Honorable Mention from the International Human Rights Art Festival, as well as being a nominee for the Pushcart Prize (2020) and the Best of the Net (2020 and 2021). His chapbook,  “Contraband,” will be published by The Poetry Box in April of 2022. He writes ultimately, to … Continue reading Juan Pablo Mobili

Ken Gosse generally writes light poetry using simple language, meter, and rhyme in verses filled with whimsy and humor. First published in The First Literary Review–East in 2016, his poetry is also online with Academy of the Heart and Mind, Lothlorien Poetry Journal, Home Planet News, Impspired, and others. He is also in print anthologies from Pure Slush, The Coil, Truth Serum Press, Peking Cat, and others. Raised in the Chicago suburbs, he and his wife have lived in Indiana, Texas, Oklahoma, Germany, Virginia, and now in Mesa, Arizona over twenty years with two or more rescue dogs and cats … Continue reading Ken Gosse

John Hicks is a New Mexico poet; has been published by:  I-70 Review, SoFloPoJo, Blue Nib, Valparaiso Poetry Review, Sheila-Na-Gig, and others.  He writes in the thin air of the southern Rockies.  Choices Left Bank Books St. Louis, MO We’ll arrive today between the hours of 12:00 and 6:00 PM. You must be there to let our technician in for your installation. He will call when he’s on the way. . My choices: unpack boxes, or hunt for free WIFI; catch up on two days of email. Up the street, next block, big plate glass windows. A book store. Maybe coffee. … Continue reading John Hicks

Tali Cohen Shabtai was born in Jerusalem, Israel, and is an international poet of high esteem with works translated into many languages.  She is the author of three bilingual volumes of poetry, “Purple Diluted in a Black’s Thick”(2007), “Protest” (2012) and “Nine Years From You”(2018).  A fourth volume is forthcoming in 2021.  She has lived many years in Oslo, Norway, and in the U.S.A. Tali is known in her country as a very prominent as a poet with a special lyric, “she doesn’t give herself easily, but subject to her own rules”. Tali is living in Chicago. Jerusalem Jerusalem sits … Continue reading Tali Cohen Shabtai

Pratibha Castle’s award-winning pamphlet A Triptych of Birds and A Few Loose Feathers (Hedgehog Poetry Press) launches 28 February, 2022. Born in Dublin, Pratibha Castle lives in West Sussex. She had childhood successes as a writer – won a national Cadbury’s essay competition at the age of nine; wrote, directed, and took part in a play presented at her current school. But her confidence was shattered by an incident with her father who made her rip up a school essay revealing her parents’ employment as live-in cook and butler. It was only on her mother’s death that she returned to … Continue reading Pratibha Castle

Keith E. Sparks Jr. has been writing from a young age. He has had his work published in various literary journals and magazines and has been nominated for the Pushcart Poetry Prize. More recently he has published four collections of poetry titled “Facets,” “The Doggerel Dog,” “30 Days Of Triolet,” and “The Wandering Cognitive.” Keith is the creator of Open Skies Quarterly, a digital and print publication dedicated to poetic voices. Keith resides in West Virginia with his wife and three children whom are the epicenter of his existence. On Wishing For It’s Death The bitter winds that harbor phantom … Continue reading Keith E. Sparks

Bruce Morton splits his time between Arizona and Montana. He was formerly Dean of Libraries at Montana State University. Tree.1 Gnarl and whorl Bend sway swirl Knot and bark Frames the sky In a way We cannot Imagine Leave it stay To plant seed Tree.2 Saplings grow Annual rings Become trees Under which We may sit Taking shade Listening As songbirds Above shit Tree.3 Trees slumber On the bed Of a truck On their way To the mill To be flossed Whirs a smile A blade that Spits sawdust Continue reading Bruce Morton

Thomas Elson’s writing has been published in numerous venues, including Ellipsis, Better Than Starbucks, Cabinet of Heed, Flash Frontier, Short Édition, Sandy River Review, Bull, Litro,Journal of Expressive Writing, Dead Mule School, Selkie, New Ulster, Lampeter, and Adelaide. He divides his time between Northern California and Western Kansas.  Her Toast Untouched Her toast sits untouched Pills not taken Orange juice glass on the counter Where they remain during the day And the next And the one after that Toast, pills, and glass untouched Not mentioned By their daughter when she visits To help To talk To assess To clean the counter To return her … Continue reading Thomas Elson