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Most Popular Poems this Month

1) Poems as baseball metaphor by Harry Calhoun 1
2) Red Hulk, The by John Rocco 1
3) A Poet's Life by Julie Valin 1
4) sniped by Rob Taylor 1
5) the successful people of this world by Rob Taylor 1

Most Popular Poems of All Time

1) Loving You by Carney James 8689
2) A Poem by Carney James 6035
3) Poem For A Friend In Prison by A.D. Winans 4458
4) An Ordinary Life by Ted King 3669
5) Poems as baseball metaphor by Harry Calhoun 3268

Most Popular Poems by Issue

Issue 1:

1) Georgian Summer's End by Louisa Sunstrum 1344
2) Within a Stillborn Night: by Joan Hoekstra 1338
3) subtotal by Joan Hoekstra 1236
4) overkill by Rita Simpson 1022
5) Snug by Leopold McGinnis 1005

Issue 2:

1) wristwatch by Jeffery Van den engh 1404
2) The footbridge by Jeffery Van den engh 955
3) Secretary by Leopold McGinnis 758
4) hey babe by Jeffery Van den engh 735
5) here is the hoolahoopla by Jeffery Van den engh 662

Issue 3:

1) Christmas Lights in June by Jennifer McCarthy 1306
2) Night, Knight by Édwidge Valéry 906
3) the travelling trout by K. L. McKay 787
4) everyone is dating by Jeffery Van den engh 619
5) the grain by Édwidge Valéry 545

Issue 4:

1) I like it hot by Jennifer McCarthy 1486
2) Tuning in the Peach by David McGinnis 1129
3) Dead Birds of a Feather by David McGinnis 824
4) small world by Jeffery Van den engh 656
5) Optimist by Leopold McGinnis 640

Issue 5:

1) Art is Dead. by Leopold McGinnis 1080
2) 10,000 candles by John Sweet 901
3) Lives Writhe For... by Dr. T. Ashok Chakravarthy 716
4) Saving the World by Damien Blair 668
5) Alone by Ashok Niyogi 635

Issue 6:

1) Good Morning by Ashok Niyogi 804
2) preparations by Nicholas Lea 717
3) talk by Jeffery Van den engh 605
4) That's How by Dr. T. Ashok Chakravarthy 588
5) valentine's day manifesto by Jeffery Van den engh 583

Issue 7:

1) Hansel and Gretel by Josef Lesser 2782
2) bedtime story by Lori A. May 1382
3) Pink Pine Forest by Ashok Niyogi 902
4) Urchin by Ashok Niyogi 659
5) Foothill Town by Ashok Niyogi 644

Issue 8:

1) Last Call by Joshua K. Chase 1295
2) Pop Diva by Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal 1287
3) Autumn Night by Jeffery Van den engh 889
4) A Lovers End by Dustin Burmingham 685
5) Change? by Chris Major 682

Issue 9:

1) Impressions of a Future Sound by J. D. Nelson 1595
2) Thursday Afternoon by J. D. Nelson 1576
3) Lucky Charms by Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal 1290
4) a note to all the poets of the world by Rob Taylor 843
5) Palampur by Ashok Niyogi 831

Issue 10:

1) Shape of a Spanish Guitar, The by David Sparenberg 1276
2) gerhard�richter's�blues by John Sweet 637
3) Don't Believe The Hype by Stephen J. Golds 575
4) chalkwhite sun over an empty parking lot, late afternoon, thursday by John Sweet 572
5) Greek Chorus by David Sparenberg 556

Issue 11:

1) who sent you, anyway? by J. D. Nelson 1925
2) where do you robots come up with this stuff? by J. D. Nelson 1577
3) the successful people of this world by Rob Taylor 1417
4) Flushing Pheasant by Robert Barboza 1104
5) riding pillion with the tablets by Josef Lesser 901

Issue 12:

1) Big Gulp, The by Michele McDannold 1172
2) she worries about me, you see by Rob Taylor 1126
3) Drifter, The by Clifford K. Watkins 1045
4) sniped by Rob Taylor 994
5) Bill by A.D. Winans 967

Issue 13:

1) From a Dying Cockroach by Willie Smith 1238
2) Masturbating Poet by Doug Draime 1038
3) Morning Paper by Jeffrey Spahr 960
4) Do Not Alarm Yourself by Michele McDannold 713
5) Not Until by Terry Collett 702

Issue 14:

1) No�Excuses by Linda Rosenkrans 1622
2) Explaining My Pregnancy To Anti-Breeders by Misti Rainwater-Lites 1593
3) The Great Music Producer by Damion Hamilton 1255
4) Retail Saviour by Bryon D. Howell 1032
5) how i got this scar by Rob Taylor 883

Issue 15:

1) One Cheesy Sonnet by Bob Boston 1471
2) Not Feeling OK by Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal 1332
3) A Good Day by Anthony Liccione 1329
4) a riesling perhaps by Jeffery Van den engh 1038
5) Only the Beer by Michael Estabrook 1016

Issue 16:

1) Perfect Essence Of Wasted Time, The by Joseph Veronneau 963
2) Sweat Beads and Heart Palpitations by Joseph Goosey 790
3) pacifist by John Sweet 784
4) Horseshoe Lounge, The by Joel Sweeney 779
5) If They Only Knew by Scurvy Bastard 760

Issue 17:

1) Voracious by Ryan Dilbert 1721
2) Ode to Francis Farmer by Joseph Ridgwell 1336
3) Anathema by George Anderson 948
4) plastic by jason neese 947
5) been down ta Las Cruces by Mike Marcellino 694

Issue 18:

1) mazola party, the by Justin Hyde 1272
2) Inevitability of Grilled Cheese, The by J.R. Pearson 1232
3) Ars Poetica by Michael Grover 852
4) At the MGM by Alan King 692
5) Empty Forks are for Surrealists by V. Sarno 662

Issue 19:

1) Co-Ed with One Arm, The by Dan Provost 1292
2) I am One of the Monkeys by Corey Mesler 900
3) with all there is by Nicholas Karavatos 884
4) Night School by Gerald So 868
5) waste by Jack Henry 789

Issue 20:

1) Cutting Board by V. Sarno 1240
2) Oceanic by John Grey 1201
3) Red Hulk, The by John Rocco 996
4) Ok, Cupid, stab me! by Tim Murray 895
5) with stars on his hands by Puma Perl 856

Issue 21:

1) Jazz is dead by James H Duncan 930
2) Steady as She Goes by Jennifer Hardwick 841
3) Darfur Equinox by Scot Young 813
4) when my father dies by Justin Hyde 784
5) a letter from spain by Jeffery Van den engh 675

Issue 22:

1) to remember by David McLean 1025
2) goddamn by Kelley Jean White 817
3) Hunted, The by Zach King-Smith 802
4) because i once loved by Jeffery Van den engh 770
5) Honest things by Kelley Jean White 641

Issue 23:

1) neighbor to my left by Justin Hyde 981
2) Propane by Ray Succre 867
3) good samaritan by John Grochalski 865
4) Ding Dong by Howie Good 797
5) For Sue: Lev's Late Wife by Joseph Victor Milford 693

Issue 24:

1) public apology (or, why most people hate monks) by Peter Schwartz 1059
2) 6 Signs of the End Times by Dale Wisely 1057
3) Lynching by Chris Deal 1026
4) IT WILL NOT BE TELEVISED by RD Armstrong 892
5) Chasing Tales by Aleathia Drehmer 848

Issue 25:

1) Fractured Heel by Eirik Gumeny 1577
2) Hera Is: One Hot Tomato by David Crawford 1180
3) No Stars Pension in Downtown Cairo by Jenni Fagan 1147
4) way the new year crumbles, the by John Grochalski 928
5) Alligator Boots by Doug Draime 805

Issue 26:

1) I Saw the Face of Capitalism by Ryan Quinn Flanagan 1690
2) Legs by April Michelle Bratten 929
3) mistress & the bully, the by Jason Floyd Williams 704
4) In a Coffeeshop by Zachary Whalen 702
5) exit by DB Cox 668

Issue 27:

1) Static by Arlene Ang 1154
2) cat woman eating by Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal 967
3) Help me drown the moonlight by James H Duncan 944
4) Little. Yellow. Different by Jason L. Huskey 861
5) Love's Death Roller(s) by KJ Hays 822

Issue 28:

1) Poems as baseball metaphor by Harry Calhoun 3268
2) Dogs of Paris, The by Steven Gulvezan 1554
3) Cows Make the Best Meteorologists Pantoum by Cindy Kelly Benabderrahman 1505
4) Darth Vader is robbing banks in Long Island by Nicholas Orlando Bruno 1463
5) ghosts burn by David McLean 1265

Issue 29:

1) Poem For A Friend In Prison by A.D. Winans 4458
2) Stockholm Syndrome by Matt Galletta 3100
3) impassable by Puma Perl 1967
4) A Waste of Time and Ink by Chris Deal 1726
5) Dead Horses by Pris Campbell 1720

Issue 30:

1) To the Child at Times Square by Craig Fishbane 1591
2) feel your heart beating by Dustin Holland 1485
3) Wormhole by Michael K. Gause 1479
4) Art of Shedding Tears, The by Cynthia Ruth Lewis 1239
5) Round Table, The by Travis Blair 1166

Issue 31:

1) Diamonds In the Bar-Room Mirror by Steven Gulvezan 1727
2) Amtrak Club Car by Hal Daniel 1482
3) re-imagining heaven by Jack Varnell 1413
4) Poem for Kaya by John Dorsey 1387
5) Tyson and Cobain by Dan Provost 1152

Issue 32:

1) Clean Slut by Amit Parmessur 2323
2) Tonight I'm Drinking Trying to Forget You by James Babbs 2046
3) Ellipses (Into the Endgame) by Philip Tinkler 1556
4) Moon the Jellyfish, The by Matt Sradeja 1535
5) Anonymous by Jay Passer 1433

Issue 33:

1) 39th Birthday by Mather Schneider 2083
2) Facial Hair by Alexander J. Allison 1627
3) Cynically Yours: A New Yorker by Sweta Srivastava Vikram 1533
4) Om by Melissa Studdard 1518
5) Drum Circle for Janine Pommy Vega, The by Valery Oisteanu 1444

Issue 34:

1) If I Had A Unicorn by Jessica McHugh 1822
2) Like a Bangkok sex tourist by Melanie Browne 1753
3) Strange Days by Melissa Hansen 1608
4) Crack Bitch Panties by Cassandra Dallett 1570
5) Nicotine Riddles by Craig Fishbane 1491

Issue 35:

1) Black-eyed Susan by Jonie McIntire 2007
2) Mighty Poem by Mike Finley 1835
3) Everything That Kills Me by William Taylor Jr. 1651
4) Mementos by Cynthia Ruth Lewis 1561
5) Miss Universe by Kathy Burkett 1528

Issue 36:

1) A Dangerous Lunatic At The Poetry Reading by Steven Gulvezan 1427
2) How to Act Hip on Your Own Deathbed by Kevin Ridgeway 1332
3) Dear Bukowski by J. Claudius Cloyd 977
4) Opium by Michael Ashley 793
5) Facing West by A.g. Synclair 637

Issue 37:

1) El porno de ti by Joseph M. Gant 1599
2) Rhapsody On Q A by Uche Ogbuji 1542
3) Fortune Teller, The by Sonia Saikaley 1318
4) Shit Happens by Jane Butler 981
5) Stiletto Heeled Gestapo Boots by F.N. Wright 852

Issue 38:

1) Getting It Right by Tim Suermondt 1462
2) After The Heart Attack by Victor Schwartzman 960
3) Waitress, The by Nathan Graziano 951
4) Pubic Slapstick by Kevin Ridgeway 858
5) +45° 32' 15.91", -122° 40' 54.85" by Chad Smith 741

Issue 39:

1) Loving You by Carney James 8689
2) Before Dawn by Steven Gulvezan 924
3) A Sound Request by Benjameno Ĉarlo Kraus 702
4) Case For Ping-Pong Tables, The by Jeff Santosuosso 669
5) Screaming Mime by Mark Blickley 663

Issue 40:

1) An Ordinary Life by Ted King 3669
2) Hickory Shadows by James Dunlap 858
3) Clearly Not From Here by Aleathia Drehmer 686
4) Digging by Eric Ellis 680
5) American Politics by David Blaine 560

Issue 41:

1) Doctor Appelman's Rest by Jane Rosenberg LaForge 833
2) A Pebble On The Dry Riverbed by Karime Limon 730
3) VANG VIENG TO PAKSE by Devin Marco Thomas 614
4) Sky Lanterns by John Swain 539
5) Sound Of Sunflowers, The by Sirenna Blas 526

Issue 42:

1) Woolen Shapes by Chris Lawrence 1532
2) Rock Candy Manna in Gin Clear Waters by Mark James Andrews 972
3) 17 Seconds, Four Doors Down by Sarah Crewe 517
4) ΚΑΤΑ ΤΟΝ ΔΑΙΜΟΝΑ ΕΑΥΤΟΥ by Melanie Browne 437
5) Overnights by Katie Moore 421

Issue 43:

1) And The Metaphor Popped Bright In The Midnight Sky by Steven Gulvezan 658
2) Poem Written Before Jumping Down An Eight Mile Rabbit Hole by Steven Gulvezan 641
3) Canoe by Kevin Ridgeway 530
4) Your God by William Taylor Jr. 518
5) All The Days And Nights by Timothy Gager 466

Issue 44:

1) Final Fight by Lauren Tivey 498
2) Stomachache by Lizette Martinez 459
3) A Letter To Socrates by Apryl Skies 456
4) Killing The Moth by Melissa Studdard 451
5) Desolation, 2 a.m. by James H Duncan 443

Issue 45:

1) Mr. Jimmy Said by Larry Blumen 611
2) Quantum Poetry by Garrett Phelan 536
3) Futile Resistance by Gary Glauber 474
4) A People by Wanda Morrow Clevenger 390
5) Fine Dining by Paula E. Kirman 373

Issue 46:

1) This One is the Nail in the Coffin by James D Quinton 557
2) A Married Man Living In A Cheap Hotel by Nathan Graziano 467
3) Garbage, the City and Death by Drew Pisarra 411
4) Waiting On The Ballet by Brenton Booth 408
5) Let It Go by Vickie Lee 306

Issue 47:

1) After The Sawdust Settled by Steven Gulvezan 544
2) A Friendly Note to Myself and Others Who Might Call Themselves Artists by William Taylor Jr. 485
3) REALITY by Gordon Hilgers 333
4) Slow Time by Nancy Simpson-Younger 315
5) BOOKED FOR THE NEXT INCARNATION by Jay Passer 293

Issue 48:

1) Beauty Isn't by Mike Carson 896
2) Life by Haris Adhikari 623
3) Sliding Into Dusk by S.E. Ingraham 493
4) A Wild Old Man Dances by Kevin Ridgeway 389
5) I Would Ride A Bus With You by Ryder Collins 371

Issue 49:

1) Go "Lectric by Gloria Wimberley 484
2) Bandaids by Ally Malinenko 442
3) Raven and Sir Walter Raleigh's Ghost, The by Mike Carson 432
4) Goat Piss Into Gasoline by Jason Ryberg 338
5) As The Decimals Change by Brenton Booth 322

Issue 50:

1) October Fallen by Chris Lawrence 1518
2) Poem by Haris Adhikari 410
3) Cenotaph of the Swallowtail by Apryl Skies 328
4) Charlie don't Surf! by Michele McDannold 306
5) Last Dance With Darling, The by Jessica McHugh 287

Issue 51:

1) A Poem by Carney James 6035
2) 1953 by Mark James Andrews 525
3) For Beth & Mindy by Victor D. Infante 482
4) Urgent by Mike Carson 403
5) Rag Tags by Uche Ogbuji 371

Issue 52:

1) Happy Mayan Doomsday by Steven Gulvezan 586
2) What The Gypsy Saw by Steven Gulvezan 564
3) What To Say...What To Say by Ted Jackins 470
4) Seasons by Laura Lawless 451
5) Little Darlings, The by Alan Catlin 424

Issue 53:

1) Adversity & In Sandy Hook by Robert Vaughan 1155
2) Dying Already by RG Foster 649
3) A String of Deaths by Chris Bodor 450
4) Autopsy Report by Andrew J. Stone 342
5) A Balltwister Of A Poem by Johannes Beilharz 339

Issue 54:

1) Smashing Time by Wayne Dean-Richards 386
2) My Two Sams by Rick Lupert 368
3) At A Small Liberal Arts College by Kevin Ridgeway 197
4) Shopping by Michael Phoenix 163
5) Gethsemane Tree, The by Constantine Mountrakis 160

Issue 55:

1) One Poet in Chicago by Peycho Kanev 260
2) Common Sense Drinks Alone by Chuck Scott 157
3) Laureate, The by Wanda Morrow Clevenger 150
4) V. by Apryl Skies 141
5) Ecclesiastes 1:14 by Vivian Asimos 128

Issue 56:

1) Of Dreams & Mortality by Alicia Winski 102
2) Paralyzed by Dawn Schout 84
3) To Chase The Moon by Tracy Lynn Schafer 68
4) Downcast Dreamer, The by Aurelia Lorca 61
5) Dreams as Impetus by Jessica Dawson 54

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