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    A Toast
    • 4 days ago
    • 1 min

    A Toast

    A poem by Matthew J. Andrews
    The Gift
    • Jan 16
    • 3 min

    The Gift

    Flash fiction by Bill Parker Leach
    All Divinity Is Love or Wonder
    • Jan 9
    • 1 min

    All Divinity Is Love or Wonder

    A poem by Cindy Hill
    Mary as the Sun Sets
    • Dec 26, 2020
    • 2 min

    Mary as the Sun Sets

    "Mary as the Sun Sets," a poem by Kim Malinowski
    Safety Net
    • Dec 26, 2020
    • 1 min

    Safety Net

    "Safety Net," a poem by John Zedolik
    Northern Christmas Night
    • Dec 26, 2020
    • 1 min

    Northern Christmas Night

    Northern Christmas Night by Kevin Taylor
    Mr. Grumbles' Holiday
    • Dec 26, 2020
    • 1 min

    Mr. Grumbles' Holiday

    "Mr. Grumbles' Holiday" art work by Ella Kate Dewees
    Gaudete Sunday, 2009
    • Dec 26, 2020
    • 1 min

    Gaudete Sunday, 2009

    Gaudete Sunday, 2009 a poem by Lisa Molina
    The Train
    • Dec 12, 2020
    • 7 min

    The Train

    flash fiction by Justine Johnston Hemmestad
    His Coming: a Pregnant Perspective
    • Dec 12, 2020
    • 1 min

    His Coming: a Pregnant Perspective

    a poem by Darlene Moore Berg
    Silent Night
    • Dec 12, 2020
    • 1 min

    Silent Night

    poem by Yevgeniya Przhebelskaya photography by Gary Bloom In winter's slumber of despair, in smashing murmurs of the world, in death, de...
    A Night on the Couch
    • Dec 12, 2020
    • 1 min

    A Night on the Couch

    a poem by James Miller
    Silence
    • Nov 26, 2020
    • 1 min

    Silence

    A poem by Brian McAllister
    Don't Worry
    • Nov 26, 2020
    • 1 min

    Don't Worry

    a poem by Harold Whisman
    2020 Pushcart Prize Nominations
    • Nov 10, 2020
    • 1 min

    2020 Pushcart Prize Nominations

    As the editor of Ancient Paths Online, I have the pleasure and responsibility of repeatedly reading the many excellent poems published th...
    The Better Part
    • Nov 7, 2020
    • 1 min

    The Better Part

    A poem by Elizabeth Dolan
    This Year in the Catacombs
    • Nov 2, 2020
    • 1 min

    This Year in the Catacombs

    a poem by Reverend Wendy MacLean
    Moses
    • Oct 28, 2020
    • 1 min

    Moses

    a poem by Laura Del Col Brown
    Penetrating Light
    • Oct 28, 2020
    • 1 min

    Penetrating Light

    poem and photo by Martha Mazza
    And then the Snow
    • Oct 9, 2020
    • 1 min

    And then the Snow

    a poem by by Michael Ugulini
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