Author Archives: Victor D. Infante

Five Poems by Marc Olmsted

Teriyaki Land
By Marc Olmsted

Conveniently located
between Teriyaki Land and
Graveyard Tattoos, I go
to get the car smogged
in Clackamas, Oregon
– but it’s closed –
cyber Monday a holiday for some
the shy couple
exiting Fantasy Emporium
with nervous glances

Writ 2 Days After Manson … Continue reading

The Murder of Mavis Bankes (Part One)

By Roxanne Dent

Chapter One:“Ivy Sings the Blues”

New York City, 1928

I poured a second cup of java and glanced out the tall windows of my third-floor walkup on St. Luke’s Place. Below people rushed to work. The sound … Continue reading

‘Disgrace,’ poem in translation by TS Hidalgo

Disgrace
By TS Hidalgo 

Violentos ángeles de Caravaggio
(unos locos y, contra Lucy Lurie, su arrebato apabullante:
silencio austero sobre el lomo arqueado del relámpago);
interpretación muy sui géneris, acaso lisérgica,
de la Gracia:
han empleado su fuerza para someterla.
Bienvenidos a la pantallaborrosa de un cine X.
Un … Continue reading

‘Fold, Stagnate or Change’: Presenting our 2018 Pushcart Prize Nominees

Moments of recognition are difficult. Say you’re an artist, or maybe an activist. Maybe you’re a journalist, or even a politician. Whatever you do, there is always a moment where you look out that the world and realize that everything … Continue reading