Humanist Voices in Verse: “I Packed Light”

This week’s poem is by Matt Stancel. Matt lives with his wife and two daughters deep in the Bible Belt. His book, Burn This Novel, is available at Amazon.com. It is loosely based on his... Read More
Humanist Voices in Verse: “The Groom”

This week’s poem is by Matt Stancel. Matt lives with his wife and two daughters deep in the Bible Belt. His book, Burn This Novel, is available at Amazon.com. It is loosely based on his... Read More
Canticle of Midnights

For James and Lydia on the occasion of their wedding Someday you might realize that you barely noticed all the midnights that shuttled by, all the midnights you slept through, made love through, through which... Read More
Humanist Voices in Verse: “Dear Polar Bears”

This week’s poem is by Elliot X. Hale, a student in the 8th grade at Cazenovia High School in Cazenovia, New York. This poem was submitted by his grandmother and member of the American Humanist... Read More
Humanist Voices in Verse: “The Ontological Argument”

This week’s poem is by Neil Doherty. He is an economist and professor emeritus from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He has recently moved cross country to Bainbridge Island where he indulges... Read More
Humanist Voices in Verse: “The R-Word”

This week’s poem is by Ikhtisad Ahmed. Ikhtisad is a Bengali writer and the grandson of the legendary intellectual, litterateur and poet Mahbub ul Alam Chowdhury and the decorated gender rights and development specialist Jowshan... Read More
Humanist Voices in Verse: “The Dogma of Doubt”

This week’s poem is by Sheryl Zettner. She holds a degree in German from the University of Texas at San Antonio. Her poetry has been published in The Raintown Review, The Deronda Review and the... Read More