Leah and Twen, drawing by Isabel Chenot Isabel’s illustration is of Leah Sharibu and Twen Theodros, two Christian prisoners she prayed...

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...

(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...

(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...

redstart bird, image by Wolfgang Vogt, on Pixabay Simple Attention The ordinary, very usual, almost unnoticeable calls my attention....

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...

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,...

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...

river, image by Kim R. Deslaurier river's destiny something greater than itself we are all called forth ______________ Minnows Sparklers...

car, image by Selim Geçer, on Pixabay Living Water Another tropical storm from the gulf bullies through Carolina. Dreary deluge,...

(waterfall, image by Mannilei, on Pixabay) Prepare Prepare for blessings, prepare for beauty, prepare for God’s mercy and compassion, His...

But I always write [free verse, epic poems, fill-in-the-blank]. So, why change? There’s nothing wrong with specializing in a certain...

(sky and stars, background image by Gisell GC, on Pixabay)

(textures, image by Mircea Ploscar, on Pixabay) Spirit Fire Review has nominated the following six poets for Pushcart Prizes. Their...

I’ll be honest with you: I like rhyme. It’s fun, challenging, and can make a poem easier to remember. After all, some very famous and...

(apple seeds, image by the author, Kim R. Deslaurier) Sprouting apple seeds a garden in the half star secret life within ________________...

(girls laughing, image by Cheryl Holt, on Pixabay) All of Life’s Gifts An island to myself, I thought back to when I was at my prettiest,...

(image by Greg Waskovich, on Pixabay) Poem foreshadows perfect like a blue-green twilight sky polished like a mountain brook’s crystal...

A stroll... ...through... ...his... ...garden. Junior McLean, formerly of Anderson, Indiana, currently resides in Bronx, New York City....

(fountain, image by Christian Peters, on Pixabay) May the Lord be with me May the Lord heal me, mend my soul with love, Let me fly to the...