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Poetry: Flowers and Metronome
Copper shines in the east. Emerald empress. Olive flecked gold. Cerise Lynx.Aphrodite in clover. A winged Goddess.Crowned with Stars. She Stands upon her moon.Lustful like
Poetry: Nine of Pentacles
The grapes have ripened in the sunTo dusty garnet. Fan-shaped leavesTremble like paper. Round the eaves,Vines curl their tendrils. Harvest’s done. The jewels are cut.
Poetry: Preparation
I sweep cinnamon on hearth, drag rosebuds, lavender, black pepper in small circles on floorboards. Sprinkle salt and dried daisies, remember spring lilacs, cherish yellow ginkgo fans, blow kisses to spiders
Poetry: The Final Saga
The thrice-cursed lying of Loki with the giantess Angrbodasaw Jörmungandr, Hel and Fenrir as their jealous offspring:the first, the vast serpent, constricted and limited our
Poem: Hymn to Anat I
‘Anwat(among the Arabians) ‘Anat ‘Ashtart(among the Syrians) ‘Attar’atta(in the Aramaic tongue) ‘Anta ‘Antu(so named in Akkadia) ‘Anat ‘Anath ‘Anata(so named in Ugarit) Anit Anti Antit
February Bonus Content: Poem: Sharper
Just who is Aphrodite? Is she all sweetness and light? Or something darker — and sharper? A new poem by Rebecca Buchanan.
January Bonus Content: Hekate and Her Ghostly Retinue
In line with the theme for the current issue, January’s bonus content is the poem “Hekate and Her Ghostly Retinue” by Rebecca Buchanan.
December Bonus Content: Dame Evergreen
‘Tis the season. “Dame Evergreen” by Rebecca Buchanan celebrates both the wonders and the horrors of the season.