Buying Pencils
Marc Meierkort introduces us to the young girl who sold Van Gogh his art supplies and her memories of the great artist. … Continue readingBuying Pencils
Category: Poetry
Two Tragedies
M.S. Rooney takes the time to remind us of the tragedies of Sodom and Gomorrah, and how unforgiving nature can be. … Continue readingTwo Tragedies
The King’s Well
Rebecca Pyle takes us on a magical journey in search of the king’s well. … Continue readingThe King’s Well
Fine Arts
In this poem Gayane M. Haroutyunyan explores the lives and struggles of some of the most famous artists of the past and present. … Continue readingFine Arts
The Testimony
This poem by Diane G. Martin memorializes her Great Aunt Lillian’s days as a flapper driving around in her sleek Packard. … Continue readingThe Testimony
Excerpts from ‘Old Greer County’
These two poems are part of Ryan Clark’s series exploring the history of the part of southwest Oklahoma that was once Greer County, Texas. … Continue readingExcerpts from ‘Old Greer County’
The Conjurer
This poem by Susan J. Cronin implores of the reader the same thing painter Hieronymus Bosch, who died in 1516, did of his audience: Look again. … Continue readingThe Conjurer
Velvet Painting
This cheeky poem by Wichita writer Linda Imbler pays homage to a skeleton as a piece of art. … Continue readingVelvet Painting
Has-Beens
Dori Appel reflects on the lives of items, including an old dress, discovered at a rummage sale. … Continue readingHas-Beens
Margin Notes
This poem by Jane Seitel and the accompanying piece by Rebecca Shaw shine a spotlight on margin notes, those seemingly unimportant scribbles along the side of a text. … Continue readingMargin Notes