Barbara Jacksha's Pick:
Ce n'est pas un poeme by Pat Tompkins
Vertical prose
Fragments
A pomegranate seed.
Punctuation disdained
allusions to mythology:
This is not a poem...Mark Keller's Pick:
Anniversary by Karen Kalbacher
The toast was, "Ten more years of happiness together!"Debi Orton's Pick:
Simple by Michael Hulme
He sat opposite her staring at the table between them, the dog-ends in the ashtray, the way one of the table legs didn't quite meet the balcony tiles. The night breeze ruffled the net curtains. The light from the hotel room fell across the side of her shoulders and face...Vanitha Sankaran's Pick:
Black and White Virgins by Jan Steckel
The indigenous Virgin of Guadalupe is very miraculous and accompanies you wherever you go or are. This chain letter goes out to the world to give the people an image of the dark beauty of the Virgin of Guadalupe. To continue this chain, you must make thirty-five copies and share them within nine days.David Shapiro's Pick:
Stash by Gloria Slater
She worked hours on the secret pocket, made from a scrap of her First Communion dress. She sewed the little pouch into the left cup of her brassiere...Didi Wood's Pick:
Salsa by Cathie Byers Hamilton
There is sugar in our salsa, though most people wouldn't know that, might argue that it couldn't be true, the mixture on the edge of their chip is too tart...