Two Poems by Teresa Breeden
Looking Down
for Stephen
You can see, right at the edges of things,
the degradation: a chip here,...
A Sense of Ease That Disappears as Quickly As It Comes
Portrait on the Lost Coast
I bring a photo of myself, a past
haircut to a new stylist,
to show her what I'd like.
In it, my niece,...
Fugue
Fugue
Sunrise Tea Kitchen Table
What call’st thou solitude, is not the Earth
With various living creatures, and the Aire
Replenisht, and all those at thy...
I fall in love like
I Fall
I fall in love like
Leaves fall from trees like
Phones fall from fingers like
Fresh snow in a breeze
It's not intentional
Not rational or
Fashionable
I'm passionate
About people.
I'm...
Indigenous Communities Find Connection
Growing up on the Yavapai-Apache Nation's Reservation, I remember playing in the backyard of my cousin's house. We used to climb all over the...
You Gave Me a Good Life
Now or Then
Grandma, just shy of ninety-one,
thinks she is twelve again, or maybe twenty,
asks for the hundredth time,
Have you seen my folks?
I’m worried sick—I...
Two Poems by Shaun Griffin
Shaun Griffin - So we just returned from Egypt a couple of months ago, and it was just as Putin was going into Ukraine....
Gailmarie Pahmeier – Nevada’s Poet Laureate – Nationally Recognized
A day or so ago Alyson Sinclair, founder of Nectar Literary, sent the Sierra Nevada Ally some wonderful news: Gailmarie Pahmeier, Nevada's Poet Laureate, has...
Three poems by Krista Lukas
Letter From My Ancestors
We wouldn’t write this,
wouldn’t even think of it. We are working
people without time on our hands. In the Old Country,
we milk...
Gailmarie Pahmeier – two poems
Road Runner Cafe, Dayton, Nevada
Day after Thanksgiving, your friends gone home,
the leftovers left behind, pecan and sweet
potato pies given to the ranger.
He's grateful for...