Author: Mary Mills

Mary Mills is a teacher of world languages. She has translated poetry from German to English, and her work, Voices of Theresienstadt, has appeared in Pacific Coast Philology. She also dabbles in poetry forms. Her version of an extended haiku is on www.newgrange.com as “Winter Solstice at Newgrange.” Her sestina, "SOMA" has appeared in The Potomac: A Journal of Poetry and Politics.

Misandroid 2.0

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Misandroid 2.0

Words drop, disconnect and die
as the babbling blather breaks.

Rough Ride

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Rough Ride

“Rose, watch little Al while I go to the store and get a few things for dinner. I won’t be but an hour,” called Jenny Wilkinson.

A Garden Grows

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A Garden Grows

Christ wears a gas mask,
shudders as Putin’s machine

Feline Fright

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Feline Fright

All too often, cats are underrated and underappreciated. Jasper is a cat who demands to be valued.

Anti-Catharsis 2.0

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Anti-Catharsis 2.0

Prickly rains drench Mother Courage as she pulls her wagon in Central Park.

Who are we?

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Who are we?

Are we
who we were

Very Used Mind

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Very Used Mind

We bought his mind at a garage sale.
It can jump from one thing to the

Misandroid’s Missteps

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Misandroid’s Missteps

Words drop, disconnect and die.
Yet the babbling blather continues.

2020 Night Vision

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2020 Night Vision

Tyranny Tastes Terror.
Reactionary Roars Resound

It’s Time

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It’s Time

A fragile reflection bounces off the mirror as a soft, dulled image lulled by a slow, backward pull away from pain.

Closeted

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Closeted

The circle grows smaller as each throb conspires
to rob my fingertips of feeling.

MAGNA

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MAGNA

Make America Great? Never Again!
Mexico, build that wall on your land we stole.

Misandroid

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Misandroid

This sestina is about the current head of the American government.