Friday 29 April 2011

Our First Poet

Congratulations to Kenneth and his poem Summer Home. The first poetry post. I enjoyed reading all work submitted for April, here's hoping May will bring me equal pleasure.


Summer Home

We all suddenly disappear from time to time.

It is not intentional, even when the thought

is as plain as the hands on a clock face.

It is the path that leads into the woods

or the rails that the hobos ride

or the long American ribbon of highway.

And even though all paths and roads and rails

eventually lead to the banks of the Acheron

that is farther than anyone I know

will travel today—a Saturday in April

with blooms bursting forth from trees

and all the colorful tulips tall in the garden.

I own a house upon the Acheron’s near shore

and rent the spare room upstairs

to the dark angel who glows white light

that illuminates the river and far bank—

that tunnel feeling, that warm grip of wood

as oars stoke the river’s water.

But my house is not where you disappeared

when you vanished last Wednesday

somewhere between George R. R. Martin

and J. R. R. Tolkien at the local library.

Your fantastical search continues

in its attempt to locate the thirteenth century

in the Allegheny Mountains

long before the white men arrived

with their cutting tools

that harvest both trees and rock.


-Kenneth P. Gurney -


bio: Kenneth P. Gurney lives in Albuquerque, NM, USA. He edits the New Mexico Poetry anthology Adobe Walls. His poems appear regularly in print and on the web. For complete publishing credits and available books visit http://www.kpgurney.me/Poet/Welcome.html.

Saturday 16 April 2011

April is the Cruelest Month



Two weeks until this months successful poet is announced and posted!
It's always hard to choose who goes in first but who ever doesn't make it, remember you can submit for each month.

Keep the submissions coming!

Wednesday 6 April 2011

To Submit!

Submissions Guidelines:

Poetry - 1-5 poems (please send in the body of the email)

Artwork - Send as a (jpg) file or link to online portfolio.

Please send submissions or queries to robertatherton18@gmail.com