Keorapetse Kgositsile (born 1938 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is not only a poet and political activist, but was also one of the first members of the African National Congress (ANC) in the 1960s and 70s. From 1962 to 1975 he... Continue Reading →
To the Dead Man in the Road by Sara Clancy Every summer in Tucson this happens, a hazard of heat that greases the equation of whiskey and asphalt and gives us permission to suspend comprehension as we drive by. We... Continue Reading →
Spider Solitaire by Sara Clancy Against protocol, the red queen follows the black king. The tactic is to uncover hidden resolve and I focus on the comforting binary of winning. Move the three of clubs and start a run that... Continue Reading →
Outsourced by Joe Depczynski Today I said to sell the car, yesterday the bike. Wednesday I told you we have no money. The mortgage will go unpaid. Mom works like a slave, her eyes have gone dark, her skin pale,... Continue Reading →
Divorce By Mathias Nelson Darkness is laid out on my brother’s couch, eyes wide to the ceiling, listening to the house’s guts. Children are asleep upstairs. Their fists beat the walls in dreamy anger. I am alone downstairs. The toilet... Continue Reading →
UCSB Professor Francisco Lomeli interviews The Taco Shop Poets, a group of guerilla-type poets who began literally in the streets near taco shops in San Diego. Realizing that poetry could be shared openly as a form of immediate, on the... Continue Reading →
Poetry Breakfast 