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By James Lowell The Barge of Empty Spirits Long after the great war ended, an optimistic crew of recruits descended to padlock the island’s observation bunkers. Without an … Continue Reading “The Barge of Empty Spirits” and “Whitman’s Meatloaf “
By Scott Waters Negative A ball of black floats in a bottomless sea of brightness sends out dark rays in 360 degree generosity and where they strike– fence … Continue Reading “Negative”, “I Never Meta Poet I Didn’t Like”, “View from a Corner Table”, “Intimations”, and “For Those Who Pass in Their Sleep”
By Jhilam Chattaraj Damodar Out of the sky-window I see sand ribbons — narrow and dry, holding the lush green hair of paddy fields — … Continue Reading “Damodar” and “Twilight on the Tungabhadra”
By Solape Adetutu Adeyemi Going shopping My shopping basket under my arm I go shopping again Second time in a row They said she must be quiet and … Continue Reading “Going shopping”, “In the heat of the moment”, and “Freebies”
By Jennifer M. Phillips Seed Potatoes In my lean days I picture the seed potatoes rotating in my Grandad’s work-seamed fingers the point of his knife deft … Continue Reading “Seed Potatoes”
By Joanne Holdridge EVENING COMES TO ROCKPORT a long slow darkening moving across the ocean’s surface softening to shadow the rocks of the breakwater edging out day as … Continue Reading “EVENING COMES TO ROCKPORT”, “WHEN LOVE IS A FACT IN YOUR LIFE”, “NO WAY BACK”, and “LET US ALL SAY AMEN”
By Fran Schumer The Art of Waiting My mother waits, watches the snow. She’s frail, 94, paralyzed with Parkinson’s. Until last year, she swam walked, cajoled, exhorted, ate … Continue Reading “The Art of Waiting”, “Light in August”, “Yizkor/Remember”, and “Dead Mothers”
By Ayòdéjì Israel What Disfigures This Poem is the Mention of Fire it was midnight. we dragged our feet … Continue Reading “What Disfigures This Poem is the Mention of Fire”, “Scatter My Sorrow”, and “Sweet Home”
By Frederick Wilbur Learners for Heather Sunday afternoon, my daughter, just fifteen and proud of an officially clean permit, drives ovals around the school parking lot. I … Continue Reading “Learners”, “Happen”, “Vessel”, and “Pocket Poems for a Pair of Jeans”
By Arno Bohlmeijer Aheadindefinitely The clock with patience,counting my hours or days,has been to the creator’sfor ages, for repairs. Now the hand can even beturned back, which scares me,although … Continue Reading “Ahead indefinitely”, “Prelude”, and “The insight, learned by fright”
By Abbie Hart gardening habit allegory of garden.seditious tongue,when you askbuti am the gardeni am the thing rotting in itand i am a housebecause that is the only thing … Continue Reading “gardening habit” and “refuge”
By Anna Heneise Violence is foundational to Star Wars. In fact “Star Wars” is probably the most basic and accurate name that could have been given to this sprawling story … Continue Reading Bleeding Red: The Grand Army of the Republic and Humanization Through Violence, Part II
By Anna Heneise An enduringly popular character in science fiction and fantasy is the living weapon— a person who isn’t a person so much as they are a destructive force … Continue Reading Bleeding Red: The Grand Army of the Republic and Humanization Through Violence, Part I
By Anna Heneise The infamous Order 66 sequence in Revenge of the Sith (2005) begins with Commander Cody opening a message from Supreme Chancellor Palpatine. The order is issued. Without … Continue Reading Light and Dark: An Introduction to Racism in Star Wars
By Anna Heneise When asked about how the original trilogy connected with the prequel trilogy, George Lucas infamously said, “It’s like poetry […] they rhyme.” Whether you find this phrase … Continue Reading “Like poetry:” Lucas, Legacies, and Working Backwards
It has come to our attention that the poems “Renovation,” “Fishing with Bill,” and “Dislocated,” published under the name John Kucera, were plagiarized. These poems were published through The River … Continue Reading In Regards to Plagiarism