God I found you dying of thirst in the woods. You would not have a draught of water. Only Thick sips of gore, the gore of kids & birds Or human gore would slake your thirst. So, coldly, I tore into my brother’s brain & scooped A chunk of flesh & pulped it on yourContinue reading “3 poems by Susmit Panda”
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bereft. a poem by Josephine LoRe
bereft in that photograph you are standing on nonno’s knees pyjamaed feet his hands encircling you steadying you the first boy in the family after three daughters three granddaughters the first boy he was sixty-two the photo tucked into the frame of the tapestry which fills his study wall you flew back with your belovedContinue reading “bereft. a poem by Josephine LoRe”
2 poems by Eva Tihanyi
DESPITE EVERYTHING For Gloria Steinem Despite everything we keep going backward, believe always that we’re further ahead than we are. We forget that if the sun hits it just right, even the robin casts a shadow. The story exceeds us, embitters and enslaves, ennobles and enables, and the darkness knows no borders. Hope is aContinue reading “2 poems by Eva Tihanyi”
Under my blouse. a poem by Irma Kurti
Under my blouse The child I’m holding in my arms is not mine and will never be. Her head leans against my chest; her stare is fixed; she’s falling asleep. Her hand touches my hair; her little fingers mingle with mine. Minutes ago, we laughed together; under the rhythm of rain, we danced. In anContinue reading “Under my blouse. a poem by Irma Kurti”
I Rise. a poem by Geraldine Sinyuy
I Rise I rise above every sickness, I dwell in the realm of good health. I rise above every stagnation, I dwell in the realm of progress. I rise above every hatred, I dwell in the realm of love. I rise above every anger, I dwell in the realm of happiness. I rise above mediocrity,Continue reading “I Rise. a poem by Geraldine Sinyuy”
3 poems by Adela Sinclair
Leave of Absence Born with the weight of a younger brother on his head, dad traversed an ocean after his brother. Piccolo sus piccolo jos -the map is made for us. Bear witness to the geographic degradations, the erosions in valleys and the quieting of rivers, deltas and estuaries. All or some traces of immigrantContinue reading “3 poems by Adela Sinclair”
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it was the land. a spoken poem by pj Yukon. Poet Laureate of the Yukon
it was the land no one knew the evil men could do behind closed doors no one spoke of it no one said sorry and in the end it was the land the very land itself that spoke it was the land that carried the secrets that knew the truth that yielded a million sorrowsContinue reading “it was the land. a spoken poem by pj Yukon. Poet Laureate of the Yukon”
WordCity Literary Journal. July 2022
©®| All rights to the content of this journal remain with WordCity Literary Journal and its contributing artists. Table of Contents Letter from the Editor. Darcie Friesen Hossack Every so often, we leave our theme open to whatever may be on the minds and hearts (and also in the files) of writers and poets aroundContinue reading “WordCity Literary Journal. July 2022”
3 poems by Robert Beveridge
Float Bills change hands. The politician keeps a pen in his pocket for autographs a separate one for thorazine injections. Babies require handshakes. He has an unreasonable fear of bridges. Wind across the elms banks left, sends another flock of laws across the mall. Only in cherry blossom season is this kind of graft common,Continue reading “3 poems by Robert Beveridge”
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