Villanelle for the Summer Solstice by James Kobak, Jr.

[tabby title="Poem"] Summer’s first day, the longest of the year.Go for a hike, sunlight fills dark woods all day,Obscuring for an afternoon the fear, The forest’s hints, oblivion so near.Solstice of summer, winter not so far away.Summer’s first day, the...

Self Portrait by Fran Schumer

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] My mother said don’t marrya man who’s good looking, Corollaries abound:don’t marry anyone whocares about your looks,nudges you to lose weight,dye your hair. Well maybe I looked okayback then but boy did I let things slide.…Now old...