Critterhews, by Robert Schechter

by | May 22, 2026 | Issue 11 poems

A hippopotamus from top to bottom is easy on the eye… but only to other hippopotami.   To build a beast like a wildebeest use the highest quality manes and horns. If you do, your wildebeest will be as good as gnu.   The owl wears a scowl without reason...

Three Double Dactyls, by Evelyn Day

by | May 22, 2026 | Issue 11 poems

RUSSEL B. HARRICUS Bearicus scaricus, Russel B. Harricus, Closely examining Footprints and hair, Guided by knowledge of Cryptozoology, Shares his conjecture that Bigfoot was there.   ICE CREAM MAN ATTICUS Sitticus satticus, Ice Cream Man Atticus, Fastest at...

[haiku] by Usha Kishore

by | May 22, 2026 | Issue 11 poems

light falls from the trees winter dusk   * Usha Kishore is an Indian born British poet and translator, resident on the Isle of Man. Usha is an internationally published poet and is the author of three collections of poetry; the latest, Immigrant, was published by...

Caper Street, by Louise Crosby

by | May 22, 2026 | Issue 11 poems

Terza rima * My street is a football pitch. I score with such a whack the team all cheer my kick! My street is a cycle track. We do five laps then chase to be the first one back. My street is a story place. We sail with Pirate Bad then rocket launch to space. My...