It’s Tuesday and I’m coughing walkingpast the gas station on Kickapooand I go in for no real reasonjust to standContinueContinue reading ““Can you believe that” by Paul Potts”
Category Archives: Spring 2026 Issue
“Ferlinghetti and O’Hara, as I’ve imagined it” by Paul Potts
a response to “Lunch Poems” “How about lunch? I’m hungry,” one man says outsideCity Lights, where Ferlinghetti is half-looking atContinueContinue reading ““Ferlinghetti and O’Hara, as I’ve imagined it” by Paul Potts”
Rooted in Life: A Review of “Standing in the Forest of Being Alive” by Katie Farris
By Kylie Wilmarth, Poetry Reviewer Katie Farris is a Pushcart Prize winning poet and professor best known for her memoir collection, Standing in the Forest of Being Alive. Her workContinueContinue reading “Rooted in Life: A Review of “Standing in the Forest of Being Alive” by Katie Farris”
“Where I’m From” by Sydnee Newsome
Third Place Winner of the 2026 English Student Poetry Contest.
“The dead are good at boundaries” by Nya Roden
Second Place Winner of the 2026 English Student Poetry Contest.
“hin-mu-ri-dil” by Mark Trager
First Place Winner of the 2026 English Student Poetry Contest.
“Sister’s Keeper” by P. Cherisse Mwanaliti
I remember her late night howls, calls and summons, The way in which she’d carry her own self-destruction, Return toContinueContinue reading ““Sister’s Keeper” by P. Cherisse Mwanaliti”
“1.5-Mile Bus Commute” by Ryne Willever
It’s just a 10-minute bus commute from my apartment to campus. And I’m patiently awaiting my arrival, but my eyesContinueContinue reading ““1.5-Mile Bus Commute” by Ryne Willever”
“Volcanic Grilled Cheese” by Stephanie Thomas
The smell of sulfur doesn’t belong in a kitchen. It belongs somewhere distant, somewhere dangerous, somewhere the ground breathes insteadContinueContinue reading ““Volcanic Grilled Cheese” by Stephanie Thomas”
“Quicksand” by Alexandria Scott
There’s a bird on the edge of the net She’s been all she can be She’s stingy with her wisdomContinueContinue reading ““Quicksand” by Alexandria Scott”