Poetry

Allie Gerlach
Allie shares her Haiku Tragedies, 12 large and small calamities that give simple observations a macabre, surreal lens.

Tina Carter
Tina shares three poems, White Catamaran, Swamp Ahead, and Mars, which lead us from "grassy wetness" to "universe mystery."

Samantha Paxton
Samantha contributes Poem 1, evoking mythical constructed wings in a melancholy observation of affection's forgetfulness.

Kathryn Lizee
Kathryn offers Estate Sale, Remembering Hector, and Jeremiad, regarding tactile reality and the histories that haunt it.

Cecilie Roaldset
Cecilie shares Left New and Golden Oak, which build intricate imagery on trellises of past and projected memories.

River
River shows us in Pumps a visceral reversal of gender roles in objectifying intensity. Reader discretion is gently advised.