THE STATE OF THE STATE – Poems by Tanner Harshman
THE STATE OF THE STATEPoems by Tanner Harshman
As Soon as Spring
raspberry lipsstain printsupon lilac skinand the pollen windwells up eyesas bloodshotas the rose dressthat liesat her rooting feetand these allergiestend to compromiseeverything thatcoincideswith thoughtsconsisting...
BOX SPRING ORACLE – Poems by Kathryn Gesser
BOX SPRING ORACLEPoems by Kathryn Gesser
The Invention of Loneliness
End of summerI saw youthrough sleepless eyes,could only speakin hushed pastel tones.Under thick bass notesand static mingling,my words were drowned.Smoked myself to sleepbefore you could readmy...
TWENTY QUESTIONS – Poems by Domenic Scopa
TWENTY QUESTIONSPoems by Domenic Scopa
Erotophobia (Fear of Sexual Expression)sixteen years after the rape
The slam of the screen door,such a sullen finality -Tell me, how can I calmthe static field of my awake and trembling...
PARTIAL ECLIPSE – Poems by Dustin Pickering
PARTIAL ECLIPSEPoems by Dustin Pickering
Partial EclipseI was hungover last nightand my poetry was weak, futile as curdled milk.I washed my face with warm waterand returned the pen to its inkwell.I am poisoned by official...
GATHERING – Poems by Olivia Harman
GATHERINGPoems by Olivia Harman
Gathering
Today the gathering comes after the stormand I sit tight, my teeth pressed togetherlike keys in intricate locks,while outside that stillness starts gathering, a solemn warning, asking us to clear up...
THE MOON – Poems by Natalie Crick
THE MOONPoems by Natalie Crick
Night
They came out toWatch the moon,A chalky paleness in the sky,Wet from an evening’sSnow, gathering shadowsIn a field and hoarding them.Darkness waitedDimly in the trees,As a motherSlowly, slowlyWithdrawing a childFrom...
TO MY FRIENDS, WHO NEVER LEFT HOME – Poems by Lucas Heilbroner
TO MY FRIENDS, WHO NEVER LEFT HOMEPoems by Lucas Heilbroner To My Friends, Who Never Left HomeIMy brothers peel their skin and leer-Eyes bugging-Through exhaust and broken corner stops.Reeling into thuggish scenes of postulated positioned...
BROKEN HAND – Poems by Camille Germain
BROKEN HANDPoems by Camille Germain
Asthma
There’s been this gnat flying around my room for daysevery time I feel its pinprick of a body in my palmit vanishes, into, through, out of the thick heat stroked...