The man leading
the blonde through the bar
by the small of her back,
the one humming
Paper Moon soft in her left ear,
he’s a madman […]
TagPoetry
“Sappho” By Jaime Silverthorn
Sappho, under your coarse feet / the pricking splinters bite […]
when my father says “watch your waistline” By A.K. Shakour
when my father says “watch your waistline” / i listen. / […]
“Invertebrate” By Jacqueline Chan
The word is invertebrate – / spineless, columnless, boneless / creature bound by shell […]
“Tsundoku” By Leo Yamanaka-Leclerc
My grandmother slept / in an alcove in her living room wall, / early-century façade solidified amidst the war […]
“The St. Leon Wind Farm” By Alex Day
We pulled off the highway / because I didn’t know how to turn / the windshield wipers on in my grandpa’s truck[…]
“An Acknowledgement” By Jake Clark
What you don’t know doesn’t hurt you / But what you won’t know always will […]
“A/S/L?” By Esther Chen
tonight i posted in the subreddit community r/ama and called it ‘im stoned and i have a broken heart AMA’ […]
“Untitled” by Koby Braidek
My lizard brain knows it’s beer he’s sipping. Instinct. But soon can and person become indistinguishable—metal and beard, the leather face beneath, his stony eyes […]
“elsewhere” by Amanda Wan
summer has a way of making me feel small and hard. everything that hurts does so more slowly. somehow i become my migraine […]
“When Fishing With A Can Of Worms” by Shivangi Sikri
Go fishing. Open your can of worms. Stick a hook in the “I promise” note, dated 7th September ‘16. Cast the line. Go deep. Reel it in. Remember the first note she asked you to sign. Remember how […]
“things that fall” by Christina Daudlin
(january) snowflakes you for her and me for you (february) confetti made of tiny hearts (march) cherry blossom petals […]