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“Libya marks revolution day as leader issues warning” (read more)

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Arab spring anniversary
fire-crackers continue
late into the night…
all her gunshot memories
return

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Poem by Aditya Bahl. Read more by this poet.

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“Can Exercise Keep You Young?” (read more)

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weight room
I suck in my stomach
for the new blonde

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Poem by Robert Moyer. Read more by this poet.

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“Discovery shuttle makes historic last touchdown” (read more)

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spring in the air
Discovery poised
for lift off

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Poem by Claire Everett. Read more by this poet.

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“Trayvon Martin Shooter Told Cops Teenager Went For His Gun” (read more)

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blood moon
a rebel wind strips
the cherry tree

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Poem  by Michael Henry Lee. Read more by this poet.

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“Financial makeover: A couple with four kids get a road map for retirement” (read more)

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Cascade Mountains
ahead of the five-lane highway…
we speak of choices

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Poem by Nu Quang. Read more by this poet.

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“Lost boy finds mother using Google Earth after 25 years” (read more)

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crossing river boulders
………the moon becomes whole again

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Poem by Kala Ramesh. Read more by this poet.

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“What price our roads?” (read more)

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road tax…
the further I’ll walk
in Basho’s footsteps

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Poem by Claire Everett. Read more by this poet.

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“A Universe Without Purpose” (read more)

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dandelion puff…
I try to grasp
an expanding universe

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Poem by Terry O’Connor. Read more by this poet.

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“Young, old gather in Seattle to urge an end to violence” (read more)

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gun culture—
budding daffodils wither
in dry mud

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Poem by Nu Quang. Read more by this poet.

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“Next Great Depression? MIT study predicting ‘global economic collapse’ by 2030 still on track” (read more)

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blue moon—
the luxury
of bread and water

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Poem  by Michael Henry Lee. Read more by this poet.

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“Obama again breaks promise to commemorate Armenian ‘genocide’” (read more)

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radio news
of ethnic cleansing
more bees
in the neighbor’s
bougainvillea

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Poem by Laurence Stacey. Read more by this poet.

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“Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi wins in Myanmar by-election” (read more)

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springtime
the weather vane shifts
direction

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Poem by Nu Quang. Read more by this poet.

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“Backyard Pesticide Use May Fuel Bee Die-Offs” (read more)

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opening day
another honey bee
finds the crocus

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Poem by Laryalee Fraser. Read more by this poet.

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“Chef Sanjeev Kapoor takes tour of White House kitchen” (read more)

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far horizons
the crocus catches
a sunbeam

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Poem by Kala Ramesh. Read more by this poet.

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“How Kodak Succumbed to the Digital Age” (read more)

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starless night
a kodak moment
on my gray wall

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Poem by Chen-ou Liu. Read more by this poet.

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“Romney vows to help Puerto Rico attain statehood with voters’ backing” (read more)

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fickle moon . . .
taking vows
without the altar

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Poem by Nu Quang. Read more by this poet.

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“Thich Nhat Hanh: in 100 years there may be no more humans on planet earth” (read more)

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morning lake…
did you teach the mountain
to sit zazen?

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Poem by Claire Everett. Read more by this poet.

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“Puberty Before Age 10: A New ‘Normal?’” (read more)

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10 years old
she adjusts her bra
while playing dolls

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Poem by Robert Moyer. Read more by this poet.

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“NATO reports deaths of 3 troops in Afghanistan” (read more)

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seeds of war
yields atrocities—
poppy fields

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Poem by William T. Shehan IV. Read more by this poet.

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“Rebuilding Japan” (read more)

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barren field—
grass grows slowly
next morning

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Poem by Pravat Kumar Padhy. Read more by this poet.

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“Iraq militia stone youths to death for “emo” style” (read more)

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stoned to death…

the seagull’s cry

lingers

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Poem by Rita Odeh. Read more by this poet.

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“10 Unbelievably Shitty Things America Does to Homeless People” (read more)

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rainy night—

the moon shines

somewhere else

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Poem by Bruno Coelho. Read more by this poet.

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“North Korean Prison Camp Escapee Tells of Horrors, Worries About Those Left Behind” (read more)

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escape . . .

the grey heron

dripping twilight

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Poem by Terry O’Connor. Read more by this poet. ..

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“Fears Greece may need more loans” (read more)

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wishing well—

i ask her

to lend me a coin

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Poem by Aditya Bahl. Read more by this poet.

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“The worst case for war with Iran” (read more)

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spring moon

moving closer

to a war

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Poem by Claire Everett. Read more by this poet.

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“Trade unions strike: Banking, transport hit across India” (read more)

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Trade union strike
the bus conductor
looking for change

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Poem by Vijeta Pai. Read more by this poet.

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“Japan earthquake and tsunami anniversary: country remembers tragedy one year on” (read more)

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shore side—
the waves keep
returning

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Poem by Aditya Bahl. Read more by this poet.

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“Bob Hawke receives top Japanese honour” (read more)

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beer sculling—
east or west it’s the same
hazy moon

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Poem by Lorin Ford. Read more by this poet.

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“Japan marks earthquake anniversary” (read more)

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cherry blossom rain
the land of the rising sun
stands still

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Poem  by Michael Henry Lee. Read more by this poet.

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“Moscow’s winter of dissent faces reality of Putin’s win” (read more)

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the winner
not by popular vote . . .
Russian winter

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Poem by Nu Quang. Read more by this poet.

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“Should Youths Committing Excessive Violence in Sports Be Arrested?” (read more)

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baseball…
the red, white and blue
of bruises

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Poem by Bryce W. Fauble. Read more by this poet.

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“Is a Calorie a Calorie?” (read more)

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pastry counter
big buns looking
to get bigger

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Poem by Robert Moyer. Read more by this poet. Originally published in Daily Haiku.

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“What is Priyanka Gandhi afraid of?” (read more)

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who are you
other than the I
he asks . . .
I stutter & mutter
something about being nothing

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Poem by Kala Ramesh. Read more by this poet.

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“Battered Indian girl Baby Falak dies in hospital” (read more)

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tender bud—
the light buried
under darkness

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Poem by Pravat Kumar Padhy. Read more by this poet.

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“Barren setting sidetracks Romney’s Detroit speech” (read more)

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old wine
in a new bottle . . .
a fading brand

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Poem by Nu Quang. Read more by this poet.

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“Peace talks without Taliban to prove futile, says Qazi” (read more)

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the rot
at the apple’s core…
peace talk

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Poem by Rita Odeh. Read more by this poet.

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“Yoga and Sex Scandals: No Surprise Here” (read more)

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yoga guru
his favorite position
is missionary

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Poem by Bill Kenney. Read more by this poet.

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“Davy Jones dead: A generation’s heartbreaker or head scratcher?” (read more)

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life before ipods
humming tunes to songs
i barley know

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Poem  by Michael Henry Lee. Read more by this poet.

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“Canadian foster care in crisis, experts say: Some children placed in homes before safety checks made” (read more)

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Wednesday’s child . . .
dreaming of the home
she grew up in

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Poem by Susan Constable. Read more by this poet.

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“Kirk Cameron Tells Piers Morgan Homosexuality Is ‘Unnatural,’ ‘Ultimately Destructive’” (read more)

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growing pains
a branch cut
from the family tree

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Poem by Terri French. Read more by this poet.

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“Companies promised fee for giving ex-prisoners work” (read more)

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rehabilitated
the cash till drawer
closes slowly

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Poem by Steve Wilkinson. Read more by this poet.

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“Obama Shift on Providing Contraceptives Splits Critics” (read more)

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the Church teaches . . .
will the Bishops
ever learn?

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Poem by Bill Kenney. Read more by this poet.

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“Workers Struggles: The Americas” (read more)

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a mural
of marching workers
moulded over

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Poem by Jack Galmitz. Read more by this poet.

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“Philadelphia Regulates Brotherly Love to Curb Homeless Picnics” (read more)

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teaching his dog
..to sit
a homeless man

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Poem by Garry Eaton. Read more by this poet.

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“Unrest in Arab World” (read more)

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the Arab spring—
blending the color of difference
into a white rose

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Poem by Pravat Kumar Padhy. Read more by this poet.

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“The Higgs Boson: Have Scientists Found the Mystery Particle?” (read more)

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Higgs Boson—
autumn seems
heavier

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Poem by Dick Whyte. Read more by this poet.

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“Another farmer takes life ahead of committees visit” (read more)

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drought
farmers with furrowed
foreheads

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Poem by Aditya Bahl. Read more by this poet. Originally published by A Hundred Gourds 1:2.

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“A Violent Weekend Recharges Occupy Wall Street” (read more)

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after the speeches
hundreds of smartphones
in stiff-arm salute

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Poem by Al Fogel. Read more by this poet.

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“Report, press event call attention to the plight of food service workers” (read more)

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cash register bell
a waitress’s sigh drops
into the drawer

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Poem by Robert Moyer. Read more by this poet.

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“Two Technical Problems Leave Neutrinos’ speed in Question” (read more)

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God particle—
search for the mightiest
in the tiniest

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Poem by Pravat Kumar Padhy. Read more by this poet.

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