In the Great Basin, First Day of Spring

In the Great Basin, First Day of Spring

POETRY In the Great Basin, First Day of Spring by Donna Henderson Painting by Donna Henderson In the Great Basin, First Day of Spring (Summer Lake, Oregon)   The storm smashes the marsh grasses, whips up the willows, crochets then unravels the lake’s glossy lace....
Two Poems

Two Poems

POETRY BY Geffrey Davis Photo by Rick Hafele Self-Portrait with Stingers Sometimes I question the blessing of each window opened to pain’s awkward but certain approach, of rewriting my name in tenderness without converting this body to smoke.    The first hit: I...
Spring Aires

Spring Aires

POETRY Spring Aires by Kimberly Blaeser Photo by Rick Hafele Spring Aires A fen where the earth blooms red.As mists part, I pause—awake now. Two sandhills, three-toed strut strut,slit of beaks tilted, point skyward— to sing in a wet forgotten languageone made of...
Comfort Zone

Comfort Zone

POETRY Comfort Zone by David Hargreaves Photo by David Hargreaves Comfort Zone North Spit, Coos Bay, Oregon Four-wheelin’ tire-track donuts scara pristine Oregon winter beach,smoothed by the tide’s retreat—obscene, you might think,but not to the habitat threatened...