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”
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“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”
“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”