27 Apr Wounded by George Howell
I take things too seriously,
take things to heart,
a cliché, yes
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take things to heart,
a cliché, yes
20 Apr Origin Story by Steven Duong
In the Year of the Hare I saw in your face
an invasive species of love which said
If this is how you live your life
Read "Origin Story" by Steven Duong.
an invasive species of love which said
If this is how you live your life
13 Apr A sonnet by David Hadbawnik
The ice on the lake is melting in broad
pockmarked sections aesthetically it’s
pleasing to imagine stepping out on
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pockmarked sections aesthetically it’s
pleasing to imagine stepping out on
06 Apr Why This Haunted Middle and Door Hung with Haunted Girl Bones by Hoa Nguyen
When I feel moved and then say I am touched,
it’s another presence inside me I sense,
the dip of an oar, a canoe being launched.
Read "Why This Haunted Middle and Door Hung with Haunted Girl Bones" by Hoa Nguyen.
it’s another presence inside me I sense,
the dip of an oar, a canoe being launched.
30 Mar TOUCHED by Molly Peacock
When I feel moved and then say I am touched,
it’s another presence inside me I sense,
the dip of an oar, a canoe being launched.
Read "Touched" by Molly Peacock.
it’s another presence inside me I sense,
the dip of an oar, a canoe being launched.
23 Mar DEPARTURE by Elaine Chamberlain (1939-2025)
jYou wanted to leave at dawn
but I turned off the clock
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but I turned off the clock
16 Mar ATTACHMENT by Paula Wachowiak
You have grown into me like fibers in my bone.
Read "Attachment" by Paula Wachowiak.
09 Mar Excerpts from PORCHES by Andrew Rippeon
jelly-throated with no ship as
supports by warble-clot; those silent
birds upon lines their eyes upon
the loves of my life—at
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supports by warble-clot; those silent
birds upon lines their eyes upon
the loves of my life—at
02 Mar TO CLOTHE WITH LOVE by Joseph Chamberlain
How can I maintain
my Granddad’s soul
in the land he loved -
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my Granddad’s soul
in the land he loved -
23 Feb T.R.A.U.M.A.—The Truth We Keep Passing Down by Dallas Taylor
You know the stereotype.
But show me one person who don’t like fried chicken,
And I’ll show you someone who just ain’t made it right.
Read "T.R.A.U.M.A.—The Truth We Keep Passing Down" by Dallas Taylor
But show me one person who don’t like fried chicken,
And I’ll show you someone who just ain’t made it right.