June 2026
Selectors: Coral Carter, Rose van Son, Barry Sanbrook, Gary De Piazzi
Contributors:
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across the pond
stepping stones—
muddy paws
Gwen Bitti
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gum leaves
on the doormat …
friends drop by
foggy moon
the old man cleans
his glasses
seagulls fly
out of her sleeve—
tattoo
Sabrina Blom
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a flush
across your face
blood moon
under a waterfall
the pounding weight
on young heads
red flares
in purple wisteria
crimson rosella
Rohan Buettel
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a ghost
wherever she goes
widow
hometown visit
the pleasure
of a return ticket
through parted clouds
a falling star
when will you come home
Alanna C. Burke
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my eyes adjust
black emu
emerging
Ivan Cole
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cherry blossom—
between beauty and bareness
a gust of wind
a girl dreams—
on a distant moon
woman astronaut
Anne Curran
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sediment
layered limestone—
book of fossils
spring flower
set to bloom
her first date
ginko
the scratch
of pens
Gary Colombo De Piazzi
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spring night a cascade of chiffon
Barbara Anna Gaiardoni
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a brief sublet
with a college girlfriend
—summer lingers
Goran Gatalica
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beach wedding
our vows shouted
over thunderous surf
river punting
a willow branch
tips the boatman’s hat
your eyes light up
when I suggest stargazing
dark sky country
Louise Hopewell
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in line
with the eave
raindrops
Govind Joshi
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Anzac Day …
a soldier beetle struggles
to right itself
gum nuts, gum nuts
throwing, gum nuts
catching, gum nuts
Thomas Landgraf
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Nanna’s old piano
I hear
news of her decline
the morning she died
a heart atop
my coffee
hospital chair
the weight
of my nephew
Michael Leach
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trackwork again—
the usual bus waiting
to lengthen my trip
John Low
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letter box
rusted
this fencing
shuts you out
shuts you in
conversation cut
chainsaw
a goods train
passes by
passes by
Mardi May
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clock tower
tells me the time –
but I have no plans
Vivienne Mohan
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9 a.m. train
same faces
again
bake sale
a line of ants
at the counter
Soumya Mukherjee
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scent of rain
a mourning dove
nests under the eaves
an owl
awakens at dusk
the evening’s news
M. R. Pelletier
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a black bird sentry
his mate
on the nest
Clara Mejak Rizzi
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cousins
eighty years of memories
afternoon tea
wagtail
my finger
her roost
yoga
bent over backwards
meditation
wine
I declutter
each night
Barry Sanbrook
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Caribbean roadside
I recognize
bananas
Thomas Smith
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easterly winds
barbecued lamb chops
with a side of flies
Soulo
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winter deepens the force of water on stone
night chill
rhododendron leaf
curls into itself
Joshua St. Claire
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sand mandalas
the flattened remains
of jellyfish
Debbie Strange
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marathon moon—
running
side by side
Steliana Voicu
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