• Bentley and Bugs

    Captain W. Russ Webster, USCG (Ret.), CULA 18 Bentley arrived at Portland airport from a Kansas City breeder in utter shambles. He had adapted and endured multiple flights and a baggage transfer, Read more

  • SMCC is Alive With Poetry Readings

    Jessica Spoto April is National Poetry Month. In 1996, the Academy of American Poets started National Poetry month to honor poetry and poets themselves. Throughout April there are numerous venues for poets Read more

  • I, Too 

    Langston Hughes  I, too, sing America. I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen When company comes, But I laugh, And eat well, And grow strong. Tomorrow, Read more

  • Not A Weekend  Getaway

      Rupi Kaur Did you think i was a city big enough for a weekend getaway? I am the town surrounding it, the one you’ve never heard of but always pass through Read more

  • Who Are You

    Jack Marcus I am a small poem on a page with room for another. Share with me this white field, wide as an acre of snow, clear but for these tiny markings Read more

  • Fifth Grade Autobiography

    Rita Dove I was four in this photograph fishing with my grandparents at a lake in Michigan. My brother squats in poison ivy. His Davy Crockett cap sits squared on his head Read more