Handicraft
By Ankita Anand
The women of my house
Breathe with their hands.
Tongues bitten by their own teeth beat a hasty retreat,
Eyelids securely tie stormy words within the eyes.
Handicraft
By Ankita Anand
The women of my house
Breathe with their hands.
Tongues bitten by their own teeth beat a hasty retreat,
Eyelids securely tie stormy words within the eyes.
All’s silent but you know that … Continue reading→
The Death of a Performance Poet
By Adam Grabowski
He remembers wide eyed
but with a bitter lip.
Said he was living out West
but was thinking of moving
here for a while.
He read … Continue reading→
Fuzz
By Sara Oliver Gordus
Age makes us
unlikely watchdogs,
wary
uncertain sentries
At the playground,
the children gathered.
swarming shrieks and hues
Read us a story
They scampered,
a haze of … Continue reading→
TRUMP AS A FIRE WITHOUT LIGHT #427
By Darren C. Demaree
There’s always been a casual appreciation for the American criminal that gets away with it. This feels different than that. I don’t see a charming movie star … Continue reading→
By Holly Gleason
Troy Gentry’s heart was like how he lived: wide open, full-tilt, up for anything. He loved just about everybody, worked hard to make people happy and never met an adventure, honky tonk, all night party or hardcore … Continue reading→