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I Want a Drink
I Want a Drink
an exercise in semantic density
Thomas James
Aug 7
Now Is When I Needed You
Now Is When I Needed You
a poem about the arrival of a formerly theoretical moment
Thomas James
Aug 25
Sol Invictus
Sol Invictus
classical chaos with a reading
Thomas James
Aug 18
Boi/Fire
Boi/Fire
i’ve come to soften the sound in corners granting entry into the aggregate leaching blood from your body to make the most of looking at…
Jenny Blue
May 25
Bored
Bored
A poem without empathy
Doodleslice
Aug 13
The Frost Scorpio
The Frost Scorpio
Her cold sting burns hot
Juliet James
Aug 18
The Conversation
The Conversation
A poem that begins innocently enough
Doodleslice
Aug 19
Dumb
Dumb
A poem with a disposition
Doodleslice
Aug 30
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The Origin of Wind
The Origin of Wind
Some questions I asked today
Allisonn Church
Aug 30
Farther
Farther
a lune
Thomas James
Aug 20
I Could
I Could
A poem, unresolved and suffering
Doodleslice
Aug 6
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
Psychedelic Love Jones
Psychedelic Love Jones
A poem so far out it’s already home
Doodleslice
Jul 26
Blear
Blear
a shadorma
Thomas James
Jul 26
PeeWee
PeeWee
a vicious and childish attack on someone you don’t know
Thomas James
Jul 24
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
Maybe
Maybe
Summer Jam Redaction
Thomas James
Jul 21
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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
Whirling Butterfly
Whirling Butterfly
Head over heels with gratefulness — for Love
Jenine Bsharah Baines
Jul 2
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
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