May Issue Is Here!
(hummingbird, image by Nick Fewings, on Unsplash) Welcome to the May 2021 issue of Spirit Fire Review! So pleased to present work by Kate...
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white lavender, by Kate Copeland
lavender and white lavender, image by Hans Braxmeier, on Pixabay white lavender when i don't know what to think and my heavy heart...
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Hand Signals, by Carol Farnsworth
(lotion, image by saponifier, on Pixabay) Hand Signals I sit quietly. The only sound is the hum of the oxygen concentrator beside my...
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Love Lamentation, by Kahlil Crawford
(kneeling at the cross, image by Gerd Altmann, on Pixabay) LOVE LAMENTATION Easter 2021 I can't run away from my truth. I have to...
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Watcher of the Morning, poems by Mark Weinrich
(sunrise, image by Наталья Коллегова (Natalia Kollegova), on Pixabay) OUT OF BROKENNESS What expectancy when I cast my trowel and gloves...
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A Marriage, by Matthew J. Andrews
(holding hands, image by Anna Sunny, on Pixabay) A Marriage The fire that ends its dance has the likeness of death until you put your...
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In and Out of Time, by Bruce Mundhenke
(sign, arrows, image by Pexels, on Pixabay) Pathway This part of the journey Has been long. I have wandered off the path So many times,...
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Artisan, by Katie Heaston
(Lago di Limides, Italy, image by Julius Silver, on Pixabay) Artisan Ridges ablaze, mountaintops are on fire Ornamented with magenta and...
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The Rosary Tree, by Carol Farnsworth
(adobe church in New Mexico, image by Kenneth White, on Pixabay) The Rosary Tree In an old pueblo church's garden, stands a small...
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The Hard Road, by Cindy Bousquet Harris
(cracked asphalt, image by Public Domain Pictures, on Pixabay) “Unless the Lord had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.”...
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After Dark, by Isabel Chenot
Leah and Twen, drawing by Isabel Chenot Isabel’s illustration is of Leah Sharibu and Twen Theodros, two Christian prisoners she prayed...
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Tuesday Tips: Vacuuming Your Poem
You have a poem you’ve been working on, and think it might be ready to submit to a journal—maybe to Spirit Fire Review. As you revise and...
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Can You Teach an Old Poem New Tricks?
(dog, sleeping, image by jevansch, on Pixabay) Can you teach an old poem new tricks? Let’s say you have a poem that’s been around a...
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Tight Bud Waiting to Unfold: Essay by Lynda McKinney Lambert
(butterfly, photo by Lynda McKinney Lambert) “And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it...
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Simple Attention: Two Poems by Madlynn Haber
redstart bird, image by Wolfgang Vogt, on Pixabay Simple Attention The ordinary, very usual, almost unnoticeable calls my attention....
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Poem by EG Ted Davis
wood texture, image by Lars Nissen, on Pixabay I saw and I wept I saw an image of Christ today— carved out of wood in a crucifixion...
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Three Shells in a Bowl: Poems by Juan Pablo Mobili
sandy beach, image by axe20, on Pixabay The Crickets The crickets from the afternoon shift are livelier than they’ve been in a long time,...
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Morning Song: Three Poems by Mark Weinrich
Psalms, image by G Johansen, on Pixabay MORNING SONG Bird songs pipe, chime, their prelude breaks the veil. I wonder when I close my eyes...
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Haiku Meditations: by Kim R. Deslaurier
river, image by Kim R. Deslaurier river's destiny something greater than itself we are all called forth ______________ Minnows Sparklers...
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Living Water: Two Poems by P.C. Venable
car, image by Selim Geçer, on Pixabay Living Water Another tropical storm from the gulf bullies through Carolina. Dreary deluge,...
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