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Category Archives: Poetry

“When You Recognize a Stranger” by Arben Alovic

There’s a certain heaviness when the face of someone you once knew  is now that of a stranger.  Do you reach out andContinueContinue reading ““When You Recognize a Stranger” by Arben Alovic”

Posted byWaymark AdminDecember 4, 2025Posted inFall/Winter 2025 Issue, PoetryTags:Poetry 2025, writingLeave a comment on “When You Recognize a Stranger” by Arben Alovic

“Of Ash and Tide” by Amelia Kennedy

Like tide to Lady Luna’s aria,Like ash to skybound breath,Beneath a gaze that unspools the cosmos,I surrender. I am draggedContinueContinue reading ““Of Ash and Tide” by Amelia Kennedy”

Posted byWaymark AdminNovember 18, 2025December 2, 2025Posted inFall/Winter 2025 Issue, PoetryTags:Poetry 2025Leave a comment on “Of Ash and Tide” by Amelia Kennedy

“To Nick Holonyak Jr, Father of the LED light” by Mouse Moseley

Did you dream of a bright bright new worldalight with a clean white glow withinthe darkness you were born into?1928ContinueContinue reading ““To Nick Holonyak Jr, Father of the LED light” by Mouse Moseley”

Posted byWaymark AdminOctober 19, 2025November 18, 2025Posted inFall/Winter 2025 Issue, PoetryTags:Poetry 2025, writingLeave a comment on “To Nick Holonyak Jr, Father of the LED light” by Mouse Moseley

“More Glass Than Fish” by Mouse Moseley

There is glass enough in the oceanThat it hurts to swimTo skim my toes and solesAcross the bottom orThe siltedContinueContinue reading ““More Glass Than Fish” by Mouse Moseley”

Posted byWaymark AdminOctober 19, 2025November 18, 2025Posted inFall/Winter 2025 Issue, PoetryTags:Poetry 2025, writingLeave a comment on “More Glass Than Fish” by Mouse Moseley

hang painting here

a single gold framed painting on the wall

By: Halle Kay “hang painting here?”a pink sticky note laid on the wall,you left it there last time you walkedContinueContinue reading “hang painting here”

Posted byContributing AuthorMay 18, 2025Posted inPoetry, Winter/Spring 2025 Issue1 Comment on hang painting here

Sparta

low angle view of ancient statue

By: Megan “MegLynn” Moss He fell from the sky,a god cloaked in wings,his beak a blade,his love a wound. Bronze-bellied,ContinueContinue reading “Sparta”

Posted byContributing AuthorMay 18, 2025Posted inPoetry, Winter/Spring 2025 IssueLeave a comment on Sparta

The Apple Woman

basket with apples on a wooden chair

By: Megan “MegLynn” Moss I peel myself with a paring knifered-skinned and milk-veineda fruit bred for rotthe sink fills withContinueContinue reading “The Apple Woman”

Posted byContributing AuthorMay 18, 2025Posted inPoetry, Winter/Spring 2025 IssueLeave a comment on The Apple Woman

Heart of Mine

pink white and red heart stone lot

By: Catherine Berry Oh, heart of mine, why are you stubborn?You simply do not obey my commands at all.On someContinueContinue reading “Heart of Mine”

Posted byContributing AuthorMay 18, 2025May 18, 2025Posted inKSU Author, Poetry, Winter/Spring 2025 IssueLeave a comment on Heart of Mine

House on Fire

flare of fire on wood with black smokes

By: Jetta Whitehurst My memories burn off my skin, shaping the configurations of my body.Every rise of my arms isContinueContinue reading “House on Fire”

Posted byContributing AuthorMay 18, 2025Posted inKSU Author, Poetry, Winter/Spring 2025 IssueLeave a comment on House on Fire

Deadly Dancing Daggers

close up of ornamented daggers

By: Jetta Whitehurst Deadly dancing daggers unsheathe-From meaty, gnarled hands beneath.Your fate, to me, you bequeath. Sweat drips down fromContinueContinue reading “Deadly Dancing Daggers”

Posted byContributing AuthorMay 18, 2025May 18, 2025Posted inKSU Author, Poetry, Winter/Spring 2025 IssueLeave a comment on Deadly Dancing Daggers

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