poetry 11/38

Sep 17, 20233 min read

"Bidets and such", "Hot but not heavy", "A binding not affected by moisture…" by Tara Willoughby

Bidets and such Friends warn me, one of the hardest parts of travelling overseas is the unusual toilet configurations. To be prepared, I...

"thistle hurt" & "grayscale" by J. R. Wilkerson

Sep 17, 20231 min read

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"thistle hurt" & "grayscale" by J. R. Wilkerson

thistle hurt spied a thistle in my pasture she cuts, i’ve bled some same as before, you’re just as lovely and unwelcome grayscale how...

"Fall" & "Window sent" by Marisca Pichette

Sep 17, 20232 min read

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"Fall" & "Window sent" by Marisca Pichette

Fall but one time I took a leaf that followed me home from 5th grade and I kept it in a pie dish that was never meant for pie but apple...

Sep 17, 20231 min read

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"Yellowjackets" by Chelsea Catherine

for Sinéad O'Connor “This disgusting world broke her and kept on breaking her.” -Shirley Manson Yellowjackets are social wasps feed their...

"Sandbar, Person Lake" & "Bookworms" by Tim Moder

Sep 17, 20231 min read

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"Sandbar, Person Lake" & "Bookworms" by Tim Moder

Sandbar, Person Lake We spent a day in sand between the bottom and the Further shore, dragging tanned feet, swaying in the Sigh of the...

"No Home for Baby Robins" by KS Palakovic

Sep 17, 20231 min read

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"No Home for Baby Robins" by KS Palakovic

CW: Abortion There are no birds on the highway. They don’t nest in streetlamps as the metal machines screech past, relentless as weather....

"Ode to Climate Disruption" by Candice Kelsey

Sep 3, 20232 min read

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"Ode to Climate Disruption" by Candice Kelsey

—you wrote about the bluebird. They snapped its neck. Then you wrote about the red-bellied woodpecker. But they plucked its feathers. So...

Sep 3, 20231 min read

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"Green" by Aiyana Masla

Aiyana is the author of the chapbook Stone Fruit (Bottlecap Press, 2020). Her poems have appeared in Cordella Press, Thimble Literary...

"Tiny Reprieves" & "Interpreting Weightlessness" by Kyle Newman

Sep 3, 20232 min read

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"Tiny Reprieves" & "Interpreting Weightlessness" by Kyle Newman

Tiny Reprieves There’s a goldfinch walking in the road daring cars to brake. Highways with faded yellow guardrails cutting through...

"Scorpio Moon" & "Three Bears" by ally noyes

Sep 3, 20232 min read

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"Scorpio Moon" & "Three Bears" by ally noyes

Scorpio Moon What I have been wanting to hear - I'm not afraid of you. I love the gaping, bottomless pit inside you I will not try to...

"Family portrait of a passed pawn" & "Aubade" by Eben E. B. Bein

Sep 3, 20232 min read

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"Family portrait of a passed pawn" & "Aubade" by Eben E. B. Bein

Family portrait of a passed pawn I feel as though my child has died she says but I cannot be dead because I am in check she has chased me...

"My father is buried where crows can watch over," &...by Lynn Finger

Sep 3, 20232 min read

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"My father is buried where crows can watch over," &...by Lynn Finger

My father is buried where crows can watch over they rattle and grate to the sky. They stand triangular in the sharp pinyon pines: they...

Sep 3, 20231 min read

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"Gone" by Amy-Jean Muller

I held your hand when the Rigor mortis set in You were firm with me that day And my heart was soft and malleable As it slipped through...

"Coaster" & "Neon Summer Rain" by Gwil James Thomas

Sep 3, 20231 min read

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"Coaster" & "Neon Summer Rain" by Gwil James Thomas

Coaster. It’s faded somewhat, but something about it has always caught my eye. The grey skyline and traffic, against brown marshland and...

"Let's / I take this / you out / side", "the swallow", "making money moves"...by d.S. randoL

Sep 3, 20231 min read

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"Let's / I take this / you out / side", "the swallow", "making money moves"...by d.S. randoL

d.S. randoL (they/them) goes dancing on Friday nights sometimes. They fantasize about successfully harassing neighbors for games of...

"5 — tan-renga" by Christina Chin & Uchechukwu Onyedikam

Sep 3, 20231 min read

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"5 — tan-renga" by Christina Chin & Uchechukwu Onyedikam

grandpa's riverboat comes to a halt— coconut plantation the welcome drums at Ọmambala -- fragrant blossoms the eternal-rose you gave...

Sep 3, 20231 min read

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"Waking Up" by Sushant Thapa

The rainfall at 4:30 am Early in the morning. Promised sleep is broken. Glory still intact in the rain. An old house, The roof that acts...

Sep 3, 20231 min read

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"Trope Thunder" by Sameen Shakya

Certain tropes are dead. Crumpled up like paper And discarded, fallen off the table, gathering dust In a corner of the room. For example,...

Aug 20, 20231 min read

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"At the End" by Gareth Greer

With each straining breath, a part of him is lost, carried from his dying body, infusing in the molecules of the air around us. His face...

Aug 20, 20231 min read

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"Antsy" by Hiram Larew

Worms I’m sure lose patience With rocks with moles with each other And weeds too must get antsy sometimes Because of trowels or other...