We Put the Dog to Sleep My parents said we could no longer afford him, so we put the dog to sleep – I miss the times I’d throw the ball and he’d catch it in his mouth – Or run after it – his tongue hanging out of his mouth – So happy –Continue reading “VOICES FROM THE FIRE: Jimmy Broccoli”
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THE SELFISH CITY: A REVIEW
*every so often at DFP we spotlight a title we haven’t released. As Editor in-Chief I usually end the year spotlighting several books from different publishers featuring authors that may or may not have contributed to Dumpster Fire Press. Bhoj Kumar Dhamala’s THE SELFISH CITY was going to be one of those works, however sometimesContinue reading “THE SELFISH CITY: A REVIEW”
VOICES FROM THE FIRE: Peter Magliocco
Under a Web of Branches Her Sex Doll Does anyone see the ultimate paradox? In a grown child’s broken toy, I mean Out old hands cannot mend Or bring life back to The baby sex doll, spinning no more: Sunlight once braided innocent glints Through her auburn hair Curled with the root of trees SoContinue reading “VOICES FROM THE FIRE: Peter Magliocco“
VOICES FROM THE FIRE: Merritt Waldon
For Ferlinghetti__3/6/2021 Sitting in beige bar stool higher than the desk Realizing a long with a great poet that I too Have not lain with beauty all my life Although beauty is everything, all of it; The great mysterious sonata in one fell swoop Never dying yet lying apart the multiple tones Of home &Continue reading “VOICES FROM THE FIRE: Merritt Waldon”
CONSIDER THIS, APRIL CRUELTY BEGINS
with our first release… Roz Washington returns with a new collection of poetry ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, picking up where SUNLIFE left off. New destinations, new encounters both real and imaginary, varying phases of contemplation and a journey into a Bradbury-esque cosmos engineered by Jules Vernes. Take a walk on the wildside where even the mostContinue reading “CONSIDER THIS, APRIL CRUELTY BEGINS”
THE FIRE KEEPS GOING
Our first volume of VOICES FROM THE FIRE for 2022 has been released! Dumpster Fire Press enters 2022 with our latest eclectic volume of VOICES FROM THE FIRE assembled from the official VOICES FROM THE FIRE blog via dumpsterfirepress.com featuring: poets, writers, and artists from here, there, and everywhere in-between going to places familiar andContinue reading “THE FIRE KEEPS GOING”
April Cruelty equals May Mayhem
After 13 days of Hell, Dumpster Fire Press is proud to release the second volume of VOICES FROM THE FIRE… 3 different versions to be exact featuring cover art by that loveable aesthetic rascal Dillinger… Another milestone in which DFP celebrated National Poetry Month not only releasing five titles but featuring a 4 different poetsContinue reading “April Cruelty equals May Mayhem”
APRIL WAS CRUEL…
National Poetry Month draws to a close, it was brutal to say the least but most of it self-inflicted for some odd reason… Dumpster Fire Press made an event out of it, releasing five titles going hard with daily entries for VOICES FROM THE FIRE and while it drew me away from my own creativeContinue reading “APRIL WAS CRUEL…”
VOICES FROM THE FIRE: Shane Allison
VOICES FROM THE FIRE: Roz Washington
Hourglass An attractive embodiment of a Cream flavor lets stream down these streets of Arizona flowing infatuation with merely the eye contact as whisk by the palm trees… I suggest playful moments for the time we’ve allotted for each other sinking grains of crystal situation emerging as rare elements forged in this desert that containsContinue reading “VOICES FROM THE FIRE: Roz Washington”
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