Author Archives: Ronald E. Shields
One Hundred Fifty Dollars
The young girls look tall in heels. They work the street where business is fast, steady. The older pros work …
Counting Coup
Before the government made them landholders Sioux people roamed the plains and Black Hills. Now some of the men have …
At the End of a Long Trip West
Breaking through low clouds, over the tops of grain elevators, the redeye’s engines whine, wings vibrate, wheels lock. The landing …
Notice: Looking for Musician
If you are a musician looking for a lyricist to work with…
Protected: The Creation of Eve
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I, Too by Langston Hughes
For all my brothers, sisters, friends, readers… I, too, sing America. I am the darker brother. They send me to …
My new raison d’etre – Get behind that mule…
Flycatcher Jack and the Whippoorwill’s Song
You Can’t Save Everybody
Immigrant Picnic by Gregory Djanikian : Poetry Magazine
Immigrant Picnic by Gregory Djanikian : Poetry Magazine. Poem of the Day: Immigrant Picnic BY GREGORY DJANIKIAN It’s the …
Poetry on the run 