Category: Books & Poetry
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The Poetry of Alexis Ivy
Alexis Ivy lives in Brighton, Massachusetts. Her recent poems have appeared in Main Street Rag, Off the Coast, Common Ground Review, The Chiron Review, Tar River Poetry, and is upcoming in J Journal and Eclipse. Her poetry collection Romance with Small-Time Crooks will be published by BlazeVOX in 2013. DEATH ROW Texas has taken the…
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The Poetry of Bob “Bikerwolf” Bryant
Miles Passed By By: Bob “Bikerwolf” Bryant Roads traveled, Lessons learned Righteous Runs, Crash and Burns Scarred body, Wounded Soul Miles passed by as two wheels rolled Friends enter, Friends leave Sometimes happy, Sometimes peeved Yesterdays passed, Feeling old Miles passed by as two wheels rolled Hopefully destined, To always roam Ride with Brothers, Ride…
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The Once and Future King: Catching Up With Our Behemoth of Modern Horror
Stories by Patty Tomsky Spare Change News The first Kindle single from Stephen King was about a Kindle with a time-travel feature and it was boss. The second Kindle single was about a car with a Lovecraftian monster inside that kept eating people with its tentacles. It was, my friends, also pretty boss. The current…
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Book Club for the Homeless: 'Things Worth Discussing'
Caroline McHeffey Spare Change News Since last September, I’ve been in touch with the Oasis Coalition, an organization that helps to empower and give a voice to the homeless and poor of Boston. My volunteer work there started through my school, Suffolk University, and I was quickly serving at their Monday night dinners on a…
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The Poetry of Molly Lynn Watt
Bio: Molly Lynn Watt is the author of Shadow People, On the Wings of Song, (manuscript) set in Civil Rights Movement, Consider This, commissioned for “Across the Ages” dance concert May 2011 which deals with incest, and Civil Rights Update, paired with Dr. King’s Dream speech, required in Dallas Schools. She co-created and performs with…
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Life on the MBTA: Haikus by the Homeless
1. Out at Riverside Green line cars line up to make The run to Boston 2. With a screech, a train Of red cars sneak round the bend Into south station 3. Why do you have to Push a button near the door To board the blue line? 4. If you see something, Say something!…
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Featured Poems from local Books of Hope Poets
Poems by Ziona Lonely Once the Drugs are Gone When loving you is wrong, I don’t want to be right, so I’m still here? Pulped up with fiction of childless fears Crying you a river with childish tears But I no longer want to feel this pain! No longer want these tears dripping like rain…
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Poems by Aminata Keita
My Accent Everybody has an accent So why is mine a problem? I’m fed up with the ignorance The “You don’t belong here The “I’m sorry honey, can you repeat yourself?” No! I’m not going to repeat myself anymore And I do belong here I’m America too I learned your language I didn’t have an…