Ekphrasis: “Nymphs Finding The Head Of Orpheus,” John William Waterhouse, 1901 by John Blair You watch the moon roll one-eyed outof its cave to search for thieves & drunksand hear voices a half-mile long fill the woodswith moonglades and longing with Maenadsand...
Quandaries by Kevin McLellan i. The Clearing at the edge of a forest seen from above, sayfrom an airplane, looks like the back of this man’s neck, the finehairline, a young man who sits with his back to me as I destroythe heart-shape on top of the cortado or rather as...
Hardware by Danielle Shorr Men never asked how old I was.Instead, they wanted to know howyoung I was, and whether it was enough. Of course, I didn’t know that then,and why would I? The product wasattention and it was free. The origins and their ethics did not concern...
2 Poems by Luciana Jazmín Coronado + translated by Allison A. deFreese Omen You foresee the birds,the colorof their freshly-laid breasts.They whisper in your ear:here and thereno longer exist.You take care nowso no handful of earthever starves in your hands. Augurio...
My Body Is A Jungle Gym by Polley Poer You know the drill—everybody is anything My body is a cave My body is a pork roast— bodybodybody— There are children in my heartplaying tag one finds anotherin crash position because the sun’sdoing that thing...
When I Announce That I’m Pregnant by Kindall Fredricks i become a bonfire how far along Everyone needs to know Eyes apple by the dozen 12 weeks i crack a branch with my teeth An old man wears a smile like a clearance tag ...
