Two Poems by elena minor
by elena minor After Your Country Blooms Away Was treading s•lightly under a burnt water when reread that twist o’ history || muddled analog. Wasn’t expecting much—or anything. It came. First one, then...
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by Millissa Kingbird one cracked cup lipsticked rim greasy thumb pressed to “the jugular connects to atrium without any…” my cousin walks into that house bailsman follows the rest a red red...
View ArticleDayplaces: Four Poems by Naseer Hassan
by Naseer Hassan Translated by Jon Davis Naseer Hassan’s Dayplaces first came to my attention through a group of translations that Christopher Merrill and Naseer put together to showcase his work as...
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by Hugo J. Quizhpi There’s a woman selling sunflowers on the intersection. As I pause at a yellow light, her raincoat gleams through a rolling fog of human thoughts and wet cars. From behind blurry...
View ArticleTwo Poems by Shin Yu Pai
by Shin Yu Pai hide snaking paths ladders to the sky seed stitch string fringe signature bead / breath stamp step heel tab spring blooms switchback mountain monogram W O R N weathered leather leggings,...
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by Dorinda Wegener There is no tree of knowledge. No animals named in thy glory. Jezebel, there is only 20/20 sweat in this community of weeds. Only pathos, salt, and God’s trick— silent as bread is...
View ArticleThree Poems by Aaron Smith
by Aaron Smith A Letter Regarding Your Recent Artwork Dear Artist, we have decided to paint over your mural. It doesn’t fit our standards. Dear Artist, we feel you don’t understand our community, which...
View ArticleThree Poems by Jim Elledge
by Jim Elledge Other Sunday Afternoons Clones drank mint juleps or mimosas pinkies up or stood and posed. Rhinestone cowboys guzzled brewskis and gossiped. Drag queens lip-synched to “The Morning...
View ArticleTwo Poems by Ravi Shankar
by Ravi Shankar Architect Attacked by a Goshawk, or the Unsilent Night --It comes from everywhere and at the same time you can't pinpoint where any of it is coming from. Phil Kline Turns out there’s an...
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Head Dance
by Kenward Elmslie Bear cubs for pets. White daubs. He has Chip lips, Chip eyes, the eyes of a Snake Priest, dipping his hand in the Everglades back when Smokey Mountain Cherokees hid in leaves (light...
View ArticleTwo Poems by elena minor
by elena minor After Your Country Blooms Away Was treading s•lightly under a burnt water when reread that twist o’ history || muddled analog. Wasn’t expecting much—or anything. It came. First one, then...
View ArticleDefining
by Millissa Kingbird one cracked cup lipsticked rim greasy thumb pressed to “the jugular connects to atrium without any…” my cousin walks into that house bailsman follows the rest a red red...
View ArticleDayplaces: Four Poems by Naseer Hassan
by Naseer Hassan Translated by Jon Davis Naseer Hassan’s Dayplaces first came to my attention through a group of translations that Christopher Merrill and Naseer put together to showcase his work as...
View ArticleVendor in the Rain
by Hugo J. Quizhpi There’s a woman selling sunflowers on the intersection. As I pause at a yellow light, her raincoat gleams through a rolling fog of human thoughts and wet cars. From behind blurry...
View ArticleTwo Poems by Shin Yu Pai
by Shin Yu Pai hide snaking paths ladders to the sky seed stitch string fringe signature bead / breath stamp step heel tab spring blooms switchback mountain monogram W O R N weathered leather leggings,...
View ArticleMirror, Mirror
by Dorinda Wegener There is no tree of knowledge. No animals named in thy glory. Jezebel, there is only 20/20 sweat in this community of weeds. Only pathos, salt, and God’s trick— silent as bread is...
View ArticleThree Poems by Aaron Smith
by Aaron Smith A Letter Regarding Your Recent Artwork Dear Artist, we have decided to paint over your mural. It doesn’t fit our standards. Dear Artist, we feel you don’t understand our community, which...
View ArticleThree Poems by Jim Elledge
by Jim Elledge Other Sunday Afternoons Clones drank mint juleps or mimosas pinkies up or stood and posed. Rhinestone cowboys guzzled brewskis and gossiped. Drag queens lip-synched to “The Morning...
View ArticleTwo Poems by Ravi Shankar
by Ravi Shankar Architect Attacked by a Goshawk, or the Unsilent Night --It comes from everywhere and at the same time you can't pinpoint where any of it is coming from. Phil Kline Turns out there’s an...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Head Dance
by Kenward Elmslie Bear cubs for pets. White daubs. He has Chip lips, Chip eyes, the eyes of a Snake Priest, dipping his hand in the Everglades back when Smokey Mountain Cherokees hid in leaves (light...
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