20 Jul A Brief History of the Midwest by Andrew Grace
History is really the history of thistle.
Read "A Brief History of the Midwest" by Andrew Grace
13 Jul Quiet as Thunderbolts by Kenzie Allen
And I kept it from you like a kill,
my name, my legacy, my shoulder
chip and the small hollow beneath
Read "Quiet as Thunderbolts" by Kenzie Allen
my name, my legacy, my shoulder
chip and the small hollow beneath
06 Jul Drop the Mic by Kim Chinquee
I breakdance in my kitchen, cooking lentils, thinking of my
piano days, my fingers on the keyboard.
Read "Drop the Mic" by Kim Chinquee
piano days, my fingers on the keyboard.
29 Jun Silo City Reading Series: Graham Foust, Amy De’Ath, Chuck Tingley, Allegra Krieger
We kicked off another season of the Silo City Reading Series last night with mesmerizing readings, performances, and artwork. Thank you Graham Foust, Amy De’Ath, Allegra Krieger, and Chuck Tingley for making the evening so special.
29 Jun Cottonwoods by David Lampe (1941-2025)
On the Iowa plains, cottonwoods
sacred to the Lakota,
take root near deep ditches
Read "Cottonwoods" by David Lampe
sacred to the Lakota,
take root near deep ditches
22 Jun TEACHING MILTON AT EIGHT A.M. by Graham Foust
You’ve been not quite asked to be here,
and you’ve come all this way just to talk,
not just about the weather as it churns,
its gravid cumuli, but of progress, too,
Read "Teaching Milton at Eight A.M." by Graham Foust
and you’ve come all this way just to talk,
not just about the weather as it churns,
its gravid cumuli, but of progress, too,
15 Jun Sonnet beginning with a line from George Economou’s Piers Plowman by Amy De’Ath
For this good god grant me forgiveness for
my worthless living during during my entire lifetime
I couldn't be less inventive if I tried
What is the trajectory if the virus now?
Read "Sonnet beginning with a line from George Economou's Piers Plowman" by Amy De’Ath.
my worthless living during during my entire lifetime
I couldn't be less inventive if I tried
What is the trajectory if the virus now?
08 Jun Why Is This Room The Size of Mountains and So Empty by Robin Lee Jordan
I need you to be
flames now please
Read "Why Is This Room The Size of Mountains and So Empty" by Robin Lee Jordan.
flames now please
01 Jun since blood is dark by Diego Espíritu Chávez
the body aches and words say
exactly what I don’t want
: not everything in language is ours or belongs to us
Read "since blood is dark" by Diego Espíritu Chávez.
exactly what I don’t want
: not everything in language is ours or belongs to us
25 May Excerpts from Stock Pond by Justin Cox
dirt helmet a
historical helmet an
artifact metal met with
smooth dirt
Read excerpts from "Stock Pond" by Justin Cox.
historical helmet an
artifact metal met with
smooth dirt