Second Place Winner of the 2026 English Student Poetry Contest.
Category Archives: Spring 2026 Issue
“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”
“Growing isn’t Changing” by Abbey Rain Hanson
To grow is to change, to change is to growOld wives tales chanted in hypnotic melodiesLullabies that once sung meContinueContinue reading ““Growing isn’t Changing” by Abbey Rain Hanson”
“Instincts” by Abbey Rain Hanson
Born someone, born no one, a debate of the selfGrowing into shriveled shoulders and turned in toesHead hung low, fingernailsContinueContinue reading ““Instincts” by Abbey Rain Hanson”
“Greatest” Distraction by Abbey Rain Hanson
I harp on the reasons why I made my walls out of brick, my arms weaker, each brick heavier. IContinueContinue reading ““Greatest” Distraction by Abbey Rain Hanson”
“Stranger” by Ryann Noble
Black & white photograph.