Poet’s Corner – In the After Days of Before By Leslie Prosterman On the day my poem finallyarrived in the Displacement issue of Fourth River (adv.),I froze waiting in line, early [...] April 25, 2024
The Malachi Covenant – Can a Holy Relic Bring East and West Together? St. Nicholas, the fourth century saint (270 to 343 AD), is known as the model for Santa Claus. As legend has it, Nicholas once rescued [...] April 23, 2024
Poet’s Corner – Finding Aids By Leslie Prosterman In the space of a blink I misslaid my cellular phone and a plate of grapes[down. Like eiders discovered in my [...] April 22, 2024
Poet’s Corner – Women’s Words [On Reading Mary Oliver, H.D., Emily Dickinson and Dorothea Tanning] Walking the path of poetic thoughts Entering the natural world [...] April 17, 2024
Anthony Horowitz’s Close to Death – Who Killed the Neighbor From Hell? Few writers are more prolific and more creative than Anthony Horowitz. Not only has he written many popular TV series – Foyle’s [...] April 16, 2024
Poet’s Corner – Maiden By Marialouisa Monda I remember in my past life I was once a swan, long-necked and hissing as if my true form is a serpent. [...] April 15, 2024
Poet’s Corner – Never Grow Old By Holly Woodward Woman behind me on the bus would not stoptalking to the stranger who surely regretsthat she sat next to her. She [...] April 14, 2024
Poet’s Corner – On Looking for a Glove Lost on a Walk By Lory Framkel I retrace my steps, eyes peeled to the ground,seeing the dead leaves, bits of trash tossed from car windows—a bottle [...] April 13, 2024