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Diesel, Goodbye My Sweet Fella
Diesel, Goodbye My Sweet Fella
Rest in peace
Doodleslice
Sep 4
Idiot
Idiot
by an idiot
Thomas James
Sep 11
In My Voice
In My Voice
verse that just wants to be free, like anybody
Thomas James
Sep 12
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
The Origin of Wind
The Origin of Wind
Some questions I asked today
Allisonn Church
Aug 30
Six
Six
because seven ate nine
Thomas James
Sep 8
Magician
Magician
A flim-flam that took a turn for the verse
Doodleslice
Sep 12
Dumb
Dumb
A poem with a disposition
Doodleslice
Aug 30
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Near-Life Experience
Near-Life Experience
let’s try that again
Thomas James
Sep 17
Baby Rattlesnakes, Childhood Trauma & Free Will
Baby Rattlesnakes, Childhood Trauma & Free Will
the tale of a new tattoo
Thomas James
Sep 15
Peter Pumpkin
Peter Pumpkin
A poem curling in a patch where evil things hatch
Doodleslice
Sep 14
Parenting -101
Parenting -101
my totally unrelatable story
Thomas James
Sep 13
Brain Dig
Brain Dig
An archeological site in my skull
Juliet James
Sep 7
Sleep to Dream
Sleep to Dream
I’d rather not, thanks
Juliet James
Sep 4
Traffic
Traffic
toast and jam
Thomas James
Sep 4
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 Want a Drink
I Want a Drink
an exercise in semantic density
Thomas James
Aug 7
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
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
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