The New Verse News solicits and publishes poetry of a decidedly liberal political bent on current events and topical issues. Conti..
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ON THE DEATH OF WHITNEY HOUSTON
Published on 2012-02-12 21:31:00
by David Feela The news of her death arrives in a paper cup, bitter and dark, barely enough to cover the bottom, its sediment like a fine powder,and though you know it’s fresh,you’ve tasted this cup before.All day her songs will playon the radio, on the television,in the short term memoryof the heart, and by the timeyou tip your head back to weep,the news will already be cold.David Feela writes a monthly column for The Four Corners Free Press and for The Durango Telegraph. A poetry chapbo
RECIPE FOR MIDDLE EAST DISASTER
Published on 2012-02-11 01:30:00
by Earl J. WilcoxTake two hot-headed nations.Combine with large dosesOf Israeli freight in your faceMixed with Iranian insultIn your eyes. Simmer brieflyIn hot Judean and Dasht-e-KavitDeserts. For worst results: heatThoroughly in Russian and AmericanPolitics. Serve during an Arab Spring.Earl J. Wilcox writes about aging, baseball, literary icons, politics, and southern culture. His work appears in more than two dozen journals; he is a regular contributor to The New Verse News.
AT THE BREAK
Published on 2012-02-10 01:28:00
by Vincent F. A. GolphinIt’s America, half time,split between two determined tribesvie for the hearts and minds of the crowd, in a widely watched gamehalf-time America phrase born in a bid for profitpraise for a dream gone wildseized by prophesybest described in dreary termsa fight, struggle, challengebetween the US we’ve seenand the US that’s yet to behalf-time Americacrowds shudder in the pulltowards the desires that haunt dreams - prosperity and peace -and a past where the f
