Vox Populi

A curated webspace for Poetry, Politics, and Nature with over 20,000 daily subscribers and over 8,000 archived posts.

Video: Goodnight, Moon

Stephen Gailule wants closure. After hijacking his father’s ashes, he makes a suburban pilgrimage, trespassing onto the grounds of his childhood home. Things change when the new tenant takes a … Continue reading

June 15, 2025 · Leave a comment

Gary Fincke: Scattering

From six to ten pounds, our cremains
Will weigh, the visible fragments
White or gray, the largest pieces
Ground to sand-size for discretion
And the ease of our scattering.

January 10, 2024 · 6 Comments

Barbara Huntington: What to Do with Nine Twelfths

At the time it seemed a good idea
Dividing his ashes

August 24, 2020 · 21 Comments

Archives