KN Magazine: Poetry

Gary Ramsey Shane McKnight Gary Ramsey Shane McKnight

Timeless Butterfly

In Timeless Butterfly, Gary Ramsey reflects on aging, memory, and enduring beauty through the quiet admiration of a woman transformed by time. With lyrical grace, the poem celebrates resilience, wisdom, and the unseen radiance that persists beneath life’s surface.

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Al Baron Shane McKnight Al Baron Shane McKnight

THE PASS

In The Pass, poet Al Baron crafts a stark and atmospheric meditation on motion, mystery, and evasion. With minimal language and cinematic imagery, the poem captures the emotional residue of escape—what we flee, what we ignore, and what waits just around the bend.

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Michael Lee Johnson Shane McKnight Michael Lee Johnson Shane McKnight

TURNIPS IN SOUTHERN TENNESSEE STILL

In Turnips in Southern Tennessee Still, poet Michael Lee Johnson weaves imagery of moonshine, memory, and spiritual doubt into a haunting meditation on the Southern landscape. With echoes of violence, history, and surreal reflection, this poem explores the blurry lines between faith, myth, and rural truth.

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Cary B. Ziter Shane McKnight Cary B. Ziter Shane McKnight

ANOMALY: CAT WITH TEN LIVES

In ANOMALY: CAT WITH TEN LIVES, Cary B. Ziter explores the layered consciousness of a cat in her tenth life—a poetic meditation on experience, desire, memory, and the wisdom earned through multiple reincarnations. With elegance and sly humor, the poem reflects on what we carry forward and what we choose to leave behind.

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