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Monthly Archives: April 2024

“Vasovagal” by Ryan Amejka

Out from the cold, thawed veins that bulgeand itch in the warmth.Noticing this dissonance,I consult my fears, I imagineblood poolingContinueContinue reading ““Vasovagal” by Ryan Amejka”

Posted byContributing AuthorApril 14, 2024February 4, 2025Posted in2023-2024 Issue, PoetryTags:Poetry 2024

“Black Vinegar” by Ryan Amejka

There is a reason these hands are stained.No release, no break, illegal panting —in the kitchen, I am, something isContinueContinue reading ““Black Vinegar” by Ryan Amejka”

Posted byContributing AuthorApril 14, 2024February 4, 2025Posted in2023-2024 Issue, PoetryTags:Poetry 2024

“Ruby Red Phantasm” by Ryan Amejka

I will come to you in droves,I will come to you as a visionat night, I will come to youContinueContinue reading ““Ruby Red Phantasm” by Ryan Amejka”

Posted byContributing AuthorApril 14, 2024February 4, 2025Posted in2023-2024 Issue, PoetryTags:Poetry 2024

“Alien” by Bhagwati Narwate

The wordsI know themAw, I’m sorry.That’s great!I can replicate themWith perfection, with easeHi, how are you?Yeah, for sure.Inflection is keyNearlyContinueContinue reading ““Alien” by Bhagwati Narwate”

Posted byContributing AuthorApril 14, 2024February 4, 2025Posted in2023-2024 Issue, KSU Author, PoetryTags:Poetry 2024

“Polyphemus” by Bhagwati Narwate

You were duped by the small humans you trappedTricked into drinking yourself into a stuporThen blinded by a stake drivenContinueContinue reading ““Polyphemus” by Bhagwati Narwate”

Posted byContributing AuthorApril 14, 2024February 4, 2025Posted in2023-2024 Issue, KSU Author, PoetryTags:Poetry 2024

“Canvas” by Rich Glinnen

I don’t mind sharing a bed with youand your big pregnant bellythat paddles me every other time you turnin yourContinueContinue reading ““Canvas” by Rich Glinnen”

Posted byContributing AuthorApril 14, 2024February 4, 2025Posted in2023-2024 Issue, PoetryTags:Poetry 2024

“Zoo Trip” by Rich Glinnen

The stroller loses a wheeland scrapes to a halt,lisping its advertised versatility,not as a full-sized travel systemthat can convert fromanContinueContinue reading ““Zoo Trip” by Rich Glinnen”

Posted byContributing AuthorApril 14, 2024February 4, 2025Posted in2023-2024 Issue, PoetryTags:Poetry 2024

“Roots Become Visible from Soil Erosion” by Claire Cooper

The day his father left,a seed lodged underhis diaphragm, a stonewithout ripple. At nighthe felt the itch as itexpanded, foreignContinueContinue reading ““Roots Become Visible from Soil Erosion” by Claire Cooper”

Posted byContributing AuthorApril 14, 2024February 4, 2025Posted in2023-2024 Issue, PoetryTags:Poetry 2024

“I Use Lexapro Capsules as Paperweights” by Claire Cooper 

Well, Doctor, my childhoodwas ordinary. I livedwith my family in a castle—wait, no, I meant to say house.I had threeContinueContinue reading ““I Use Lexapro Capsules as Paperweights” by Claire Cooper “

Posted byWaymark AdminApril 14, 2024April 14, 2024Posted in2023-2024 IssueTags:Poetry 2024

“How I Learned Manners: A Story of Microevolution” by Claire Cooper

My grandmother’s hair is polar bear fur—did you know their fur is clear but reflects the snow’s whiteness? Me, myContinueContinue reading ““How I Learned Manners: A Story of Microevolution” by Claire Cooper”

Posted byContributing AuthorApril 14, 2024February 4, 2025Posted in2023-2024 Issue, PoetryTags:Poetry 2024

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