The Road of Death
By Geosi Gyasi
the meat that scattered
across the road was human
flesh after all. that morning,
the ruling party had come to
our village to launch
a newly-tarred road.
The Road of Death
By Geosi Gyasi
the meat that scattered
across the road was human
flesh after all. that morning,
the ruling party had come to
our village to launch
a newly-tarred road.
before … Continue reading→
Rorschach
By Bill Livingston
The spilt milk on the table looks like a giraffe in heat.
The exploded pen ink on the white shirt looks like an abandoned lighthouse.
The close-up of that Matisse cutout looks like … Continue reading→
No Impact Fades
By Elijah Smith
She stands at the door of a Lincoln ’67,
where the man inside sits listening to some radio.
<<President Carter has okayed mass production of the Neutron Bomb.
U.S. Military … Continue reading→
Three very short stories
By Rupprecht Mayer
My son
I’m an old man now, and the times are getting harder. I do not mind, because what could be harder than death? But my son is only thirty-three and already … Continue reading→
Song Fragments From the Brokenhearted Chorus
A Composite Poem
Sift dirt from any American lawn: chipped calcium and nitrogen
amendments enrich the roses’ blush past burn with meal ground
from the murdered and … Continue reading→