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meditation on Vertigospirals, stars and spirals,morphing– no, bleedingviolently through the surfaceof my blurry green-brownirises, a fountain of rainpipesludge cascading the applesof my cheeks and poolingin the corner of my big … Continue Reading GYM CONFESSIONS: 5
Old ManThe day started with a sunrise.The farm was wet with dewand an old man sat down his drawing materialsuntil eveningwhen it was time to look for his knife. You … Continue Reading Two Poems by Nick Hilbourn
Your mother and brother don’t know what to do with your sugars. On a summer’s evening, the air heavy with your loss, they bring them to me in a box. … Continue Reading Sugars by Sumitra Singam
The back of a woman ahead of me, rounded shoulders, feathery strands of chocolate hair brushing the nape of a neck I thought was yours – your name half out … Continue Reading Hall Street, Between the Wine Bar and KMart by Sumitra Singam
They walk the streets as if aliensImmersed and blinded in light, tiredGhosts with only sunglasses onTo make them human and children Huddled and body-slammedAgainst ice-cream shop windowsLike fruit hanging and … Continue Reading Florida Summer by Steven Pelcman
beach bum gender euphoriai’ve got first date jittersso bad that my toes havewriggled a pit deep enoughinto the scalding hotsand that i can seemy own grave. i’m riddled with excitement;i … Continue Reading GYM CONFESSIONS: 4
YOU’RE NOT A GOOD KISSERApril. My elementary school’s playground was mostly made up of a vast, overgrown field, fitted with a broken soccer net, a swingset littered in gaps lacking … Continue Reading GYM CONFESSIONS: 3
Everything feels so personal now. The shitty connection of this call, the warping mole on my shoulder, the dinner plate shattered on the floor. It’s dangerous, that kind of belief, … Continue Reading A Phone Conversation with a Friend That Doesn’tUnderstand Me Very Well by Emily Linehan
Great Fish in the Sky Taroko the whale shark died 18 yearsafter his relocation to the Georgia Aquarium. Acquired from an illegal fish market,he would need a shroud the size … Continue Reading Two Poems by Qiang Meng
INTERLOCUTERHere, cafébound among people with laptopsor grading papers in this university town I read of the 2%of wild things remainingtotal body weight vs oursand the beings we control my animal … Continue Reading Two Poems by Dave Rosenheim
two poemsI. miles per hourmy father and i areheavy footed pedalgoblins. i inheritedhis deliciousneed for speed. my father is an old friendof I-95. spent yearsmowing that pavementdown, crooningJohnny Cash, John … Continue Reading GYM CONFESSIONS: 2
I. Middle School the carrion-climbing unit sixth grade, suspended fifteen feet up, body rocking into the synthetic rockclimbing wall: a boat barely surviving a ferocious ocean. hands slid like dull … Continue Reading GYM CONFESSIONS: 1
By Adrianna Gordey i read some of your poems her critiques were shrikes impaled me on a thorn savored my self-esteem with … Continue Reading My Mom is the Worst Workshop Partner
By Jemma Emele I stand here, in front of the mirror of the bathroom in my friends house and I look at myself and through the window the sun shines … Continue Reading Here
By Evan Tassin All the eulogies for the horse. All the slack and rambling. All the more reason to fall. On your knees you could drain it down. I won’t … Continue Reading Dead Language
The Poem “Many Red Devils” by Stephen Crane has fascinated me since I first started engaging with poetry. This poem was featured in one of the first collections of poetry … Continue Reading Many Red Devils: Crane is Simple Yet Elegant