tldreditorApr 23, 20176 minQuestion // Stephenson MuretANSWER: Every attempt is being made to keep families together. As demonstrated by the regrettable anecdote you cite this is not feasible...
"The Genius" Lanny PoffoApr 13, 20171 minA new poem from The GeniusWhen Sheila earned her PhD With her boyfriend of equal degree Dissertations got tough So they smoked off-the-cuff How stupid can smart...
Володимир БіликApr 13, 20171 minSix poems // Volodymyr Bilyk// Volodymyr Bilyk is a writer, translator from Ukraine. His works include: visual poems in the series This is Visual Poetry (2013),...
Genelle ChaconasApr 13, 20173 minHow to Disappear Completely // Genelle ChaconasOnce you learned how to turn yourself inside out no not just inside out but complete from the bottom outwards in the hungry directions of...
Dave LandsbergerApr 13, 20172 minTwo Fast and Furious poems // Dave LandsbergerEditor's note: Dave's poems are based on The Fast and the Furious film franchise; if you're in Chicago as of this posting, he has a...
Matt MargoApr 10, 20171 minThree asemic pwoermds // Matt Margo// Matt Margo is a person who writes. Their new poetry chapbook, yr yr, is forthcoming from Ghost City Press. Learn more about Matt and...
Nate LoganApr 10, 20171 minTwo poems & two photos // Nate LoganBad Premise Nate runs out of granola on the Appalachian Trail. Nate plays Godot. Nate hears bad news over a tin can phone. Nate’s camp...
Melan CainApr 3, 20172 minTwo poems // Melan CainYou hate me don't you? Because my skin is So chocolate and sweet. You hate me don't you? Because my body's so curvy And thick. You hate...
Max JohnsonApr 3, 20174 min147 Lines // Max JohnsonI once wrote of God, And I lost my audience with God. I once wrote of love, And I lost my baby, my darling. I once wrote of violence, And...
Thomas CookApr 3, 20173 minSesquipedalian // Thomas CookAt the end of the day, I describe myself. I can only begin again. I create the routine out of the mountain, the indecipherable out of...
Kelsey Marie HarrisMar 26, 20173 minTwelve poems // Kelsey Marie Harris#goals The square longed to be a sexier polygon Nonagon, maybe #ruminate At some point I will stop questioning my penmanship And counting...
Kerry Beth NevilleMar 26, 20172 minA Brief Map of My Redemption // Kerry Beth NevilleUnfold a map and it is like opening an accordion’s bellows, one pleat after another-- air flows across the reeds and sound vibrates...
Sabrina BazileMar 12, 20172 minIt’s 3:07 PM, and I’m Still in My Pajamas // Sabrina Bazilei post selfies on Instagram to affirm that i am potentially good looking. i post my best selfie after taking 17 pictures, all at the same...
Kirby WrightMar 12, 20172 minThree flashes // Kirby WrightThe Mushroom Ghosts of Finland I have a strange confession—ghosts are nibbling on purple mushroom caps. It’s easy to see because the...
Remy GatesMar 8, 20179 minTwo pieces // Remy GatesTHE SOUP It must ÷(divide) O peaceful eve S N W i g E ...
Emily Barton AltmanMar 8, 20172 minFive poems // Emily Barton AltmanOf The Body The common quandary on display, that easy trope discarded in tombs of sentinel ancestors, beckoning to the other side of the...
Andrew ByrdsMar 8, 20171 minMy Favorite Philip Seymour Hoffman Film // Andrew ByrdsMy Favorite Philip Seymour Hoffman Film Today I saw an almond in a puddle And cried watching its skin pull away And drift towards the...
John Gabriel AdkinsMar 8, 20172 minOr is This Only What the Other You is Dreaming? // John Gabriel AdkinsOn the show floor of the Latest Gadget Expo, we had glass toast in twelve colors -- one for each day of the month. Which is to say that...
Natasha GoldFeb 26, 20173 minTwo poems // Natasha GoldCarrion 1. To think of the decaying as an ecosystem. 2. Our ecosystem is fluid, our green mouths grinning grass through our wet teeth We...
Stephanie ValenteFeb 26, 20171 minTwo poems // Stephanie ValenteFETISH FASCINATION i didn’t forget that you put my lips on a witch trial coated them in mint & venom i asked about half-truths it doesn’t...