Michael Allyn Wells

So I went to Submittable last night to check on something and discovered quite by accident that  one of three poems I had submitted to Nude...

The shear delight in soft white. A burst of morning on my horizon. Dangling, delicate, delicious. Woven  intricacies of light and s...

Some of you may have received a poetry month broadside from me in the past years to commemorate National Poetry Month.  After taking a cou...

My Bed by Tracey Emin It's is my world my boxing ring my respite my motel-hotel away from things- My grunge stage my drink...

The Spring 2014 edition of Boston Literary Magazine  is   online and the print edition will be available soon as well. I'm honored ...

Feast in the House of Simon - 1610, El Greco It was evident Simon's house was the place to be this day. More then one Ap...

I am careful not to forget but just as careful not to dwell in the past- today is my fragrance of choice. It is big enough to allow for...

"Fridays are susceptible to being more horizontal than vertical." 

From The Guardian, Eyewitness Aerial Copious triumph overhead the conquest of sky by sea gulls who blend into the blue gray skie...

The Letter The nights are cold without you. The days much too long. Distance is measured by lustful thoughts- I cannot help. I ...

Danseuse ajustant sa bretelle, 1895-96, Edgar Degas  The Ballerina's Private Warm Up She feels the constriction  of a coc...

Dog by scavangercat808     My Parallel Universe another world out there framed in my view—   a world of ruckus fast ...

  Photo credit crilleb50     RUMINATION   The ticking- the constant ever after ticking. I sit for this I sit for that ...

anticipation contains an element of doubt they agreed not to shake hands agreement is good - right? some will always want failure act...

A poem I wrote several years ago found a home at Punchnel's.   Hardly Worth Mentioning   is the second poem of mine  to appear in  ...

My poem titles "Both" appears on Punchnel's today. This is a really interesting venue, an eclectic collection of material. Che...

Surround the summit in flight in exacerbation of wingspan a sentinel aloft 

Venus and The Sailor  - Salvador Dali Venus has the hots- her dancing shadow passes before us. Swishing her dress about. Th...

A few items from my written journal... September 8, 2012 - Oh how I love to start a new journal. Empty pages to welcome me. I always pro...

Summer Night - 1913 by Albert Bloch They gather in secret in the garden of delight they leave behind  much shame and eve...