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Returning Home to Familiar Nothing
Returning Home to Familiar Nothing
And trying again
Roman Newell
Dec 5
A Sun I Think About Throwing Away
A Sun I Think About Throwing Away
But never do
Roman Newell
Dec 4
How Hard Should You Kiss a Woman?
How Hard Should You Kiss a Woman?
A young boy’s question
Roman Newell
Dec 3
The Depth of Small Hours
The Depth of Small Hours
A journey through silence and solitude
Ani Eldritch
Dec 3
Dog Days at Dusk
Dog Days at Dusk
King for a day
Andreea T. Felciuc
Dec 3
Violence of Men Against Women
Violence of Men Against Women
Prostitute found slain at a city crime scene
Roman Newell
Dec 2
The Rains Are Coming
The Rains Are Coming
The stories we forget until it’s too late
Andreea T. Felciuc
Dec 2
marinara over pasta
marinara over pasta
my mother’s tears drip into the pot on the stove
Bryan C. Prince
Dec 2
Imperfect Hymn
Imperfect Hymn
The boy born with webbed feet will find he can walk on water. People will watch in awe at his talent as he treads over syringes that…
Maria Nazos
Dec 2
An apple from an apple tree.
An apple from an apple tree.
“I can fly!” said the worm, falling from the tree with the apple. — Werner Mitch
Black on white. Words from Mari
Dec 1
Black House
Black House
Floating, ghost-like, from room to room to room
Roman Newell
Nov 29
Rooted
Rooted
They’ve laid our way in lessons, multifarious, in being hated. Standing in the rubble of one nation, playing god, roots creeping in at us…
Maggie McCombs
Nov 28
I Released From Prison
I Released From Prison
But left something there
Roman Newell
Nov 27
Equilibrium — A Poem With Visuals
Equilibrium — A Poem With Visuals
Does Everything Always Even Out?
William Ryan
Nov 26
Late Friend
Late Friend
— for my beloved Jose “Joe” Gouveia
Maria Nazos
Nov 26
Splintered Blue
Splintered Blue
The erotics of memory
Ani Eldritch
Nov 26
It’s Late at Night — What do I do?
It’s Late at Night — What do I do?
I Drive
Nimi Glows
Nov 26
In Conversation with Myself
In Conversation with Myself
On the Phrase: ‘Going Down in Flames’
Nicole Paton
Nov 26
I Must Go Now
I Must Go Now
A story about lawnmower maintenance
Roman Newell
Nov 25
Early Morning Coffee
Early Morning Coffee
Meditations on where I’ve been and where I’m going
Roman Newell
Nov 25
Me, too, again
Me, too, again
*Trigger warning: contains references to sexual assault and stalking
Maria Nazos
Nov 25
The Moving Wall
The Moving Wall
A Poem: We Create Our Own Way
Audrey Howitt
Nov 25
Seascape
Seascape
On love and letting go
Jayne Stinton
Nov 25
Meteor Shower
Meteor Shower
— after Kim Addonizio
Maria Nazos
Nov 24
Nordic Summer Sand
Nordic Summer Sand
Remembering Love
Ulf Wolf
Nov 24
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