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I Want a Drink
I Want a Drink
an exercise in semantic density
Thomas James
Aug 7
To a Fault
To a Fault
A poem playing with somebody else’s matches
Doodleslice
Jul 31
Summer Scratch
Summer Scratch
Bemoaning the season’s flaws
Allisonn Church
Jul 30
Life Lessons of Little Land Lizards
Life Lessons of Little Land Lizards
Can’t help but grin when my path crosses theirs.
Emily Gibson
Jul 23
Before I Stand Up
Before I Stand Up
A poem written from the ground up
Doodleslice
Jul 23
Blear
Blear
a shadorma
Thomas James
Jul 26
Whirling Butterfly
Whirling Butterfly
Head over heels with gratefulness — for Love
Jenine Bsharah Baines
Jul 2
PeeWee
PeeWee
a vicious and childish attack on someone you don’t know
Thomas James
Jul 24
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Farther
Farther
a lune
Thomas James
Aug 20
The Conversation
The Conversation
A poem that begins innocently enough
Doodleslice
Aug 19
The Frost Scorpio
The Frost Scorpio
Her cold sting burns hot
Juliet James
Aug 18
Sol Invictus
Sol Invictus
classical chaos with a reading
Thomas James
Aug 18
Bored
Bored
A poem without empathy
Doodleslice
Aug 13
I Could
I Could
A poem, unresolved and suffering
Doodleslice
Aug 6
Psychedelic Love Jones
Psychedelic Love Jones
A poem so far out it’s already home
Doodleslice
Jul 26
Maybe
Maybe
Summer Jam Redaction
Thomas James
Jul 21
Taylor Swift Redacted
Taylor Swift Redacted
Summer jam poetry
Allisonn Church
Jul 20
2021–2024
2021–2024
a season of decay
Thomas James
Jul 16
Dusty Thoughts
Dusty Thoughts
A poem in pictures
Doodleslice
Jul 16
Status Update
Status Update
A poem without function
Doodleslice
Jul 16
Deathwishes
Deathwishes
Deathwishes come true; it could happen to you, even after you’ve changed your mind. Oblivion waits (booked with flexible dates) howsoever…
Thomas James
Jul 15
A Scar
A Scar
Or indelible truth
Allisonn Church
Jul 12
Feline Groovy
Feline Groovy
A poem unraveling
Doodleslice
Jul 10
I Am a Rock
I Am a Rock
and a rock feels no pain (or does it?)
Juliet James
Jul 7
In Sunlight
In Sunlight
on solitude and the comforting indifference of nature
Thomas James
Jul 6
From Here to the Bend in the Sky
From Here to the Bend in the Sky
A poem of tattered cloth
Doodleslice
Jul 4
Surfeit of Leisures
Surfeit of Leisures
A drawing guided by a poem
Doodleslice
Jul 2
My Golden Mallet
My Golden Mallet
A poem that clinks onamatopoetically
Doodleslice
Jun 28
Closer to the Metal
Closer to the Metal
a tale of personal development
Thomas James
Jun 28
The Courier’s Gambit
The Courier’s Gambit
Short short fiction
Allisonn Church
Jun 25
A Moving Day
A Moving Day
Sometimes when you show up to help, what you move might be unexpected.
Emily Gibson
Jun 25
Rubber Mallet
Rubber Mallet
A poem that eschews gray, more paean than peen
Doodleslice
Jun 25
Running Just as Fast as I Can
Running Just as Fast as I Can
Poetry in the Madness
Connie Song
Jun 24
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