Housemates A poem by Jackie Chou Housemates I see you in my memoryas I look out the bus windowat the swaying palms and cars passing by.You appear in flashes of smilesand puffs of weed smoke you exhaled.I recollect its grassy scent, which you... Continue Reading →
Herd Pondering A poem by Karen Poppy Herd Pondering Loosen the limbs,Sleep with my herdIn this still heat.Flies have traveledFrom us living toHaunt a carcass,Taste and devourIn slow enjoyment.My breath steadiesIn synchronicityWith my group.Night and dayMake me questionHow the body... Continue Reading →
My House is on Fire A poem by Rae Spencer My House is on Fire I’ll invent a new astrologyAligning signs to be namedAs ladybird constellations, dottedAcross red and orange elytraDomed armor, hemisphere Wings that gleam in the grassAn ambling zodiac... Continue Reading →
En Pointe A poem by Shannon Frost Greenstein En Pointe Gelsey Kirkland used to sleep in her pointe shoesbetween all the Baryshnikov and the cocaine;and I get every part of that equation intimatelybecause there’s absolutely nothinglike watching Mikhail Baryshnikovdo 11 pirouettes... Continue Reading →
For love of joy A poem by Laree Kiely For love of joyFor the love of joy, I make conscious choicesI know darkness existsGod knows I knowDon’t ignore it or deny itWhen that darkness hijacks meThe contrast is so shocking... Continue Reading →
Care Loving A poem by Sharon Waller Knutson Care LovingHe brings her strawberriesand cream from the marketsince the garden has goneto weeds and the cow dried up.Spoon feeds her as she sitson the edge of the bed,her silver hair streamingover... Continue Reading →
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