A Son

Gillian Kessler Poetry

A poem about the animal quialities in our children. 

The Glimmer

Amy Cappelli Poetry

There was the year when the Spoiler—sandwiched between my boys on a ride home from school—whispered in first born son’s ear, ‘I have a secret only grown ups know.’

Coloured Existence

Chaitali Gawade Poetry

My first awareness of you is blue. The line that proved your existence to me.

I Blinked

Alyce Kominetsky Poetry

When I close my eyes I can vividly remember the moment.

Natural Light

Gillian Kessler Poetry

Dealing with mental illness takes an awful lot of strength. This poem is about when the strongest thing is to let go.

Little Things

Elizabeth Thompson Poetry

This is the poem I never thought I'd get to write, in the days when I wondered if anyone would ever call me “mom.”

In the Land of Dreams and Darkness

Rachel Guyah Poetry

Laundry, dishes, cleaning, the carousel spins and spins, yet I’m immobilized by my captor’s cries, chained to this chair, once again.