By JA Lenton
Grandfather and I are hurling stones
into Brandy Bay. Round for round,
he beats my distance. Shortsighted…
into Brandy Bay. Round for round,
he beats my distance. Shortsighted…
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- By Frank X WalkerWe are two copper spoons
beneath the blanket.
I am listening to my wife’s
gentle breaths.
She is finally… - By Frank X WalkerWhen we first left Kentucke
the trees had commenced to dressing up
the fall harvest an the garden
was already… - By Frank X WalkerAll believers know about the power of water
though not enough about the power of dirt.
My mama used… - By Frank X WalkerThe first time I put my hands on a horse
I pretend like I’m touching a woman
or brushing my mamma’s… - By Andy ChenOn my sixth day of Covid I venture
with tea, a notebook, and the last of the peaches
out back to our… - By Frank X WalkerIndian summer Saturday mornings
meant project door screens sat open
waiting for the vegetable truck
No … - By Bianca StoneThere’s always a snowstorm coming
and I’m always booked at a café
on the other side of the mountain… - By Maria HiersIt was a shit shift.
You served a salmon roll
to someone allergic.
Sat with simultaneous eight-tops,
you cursed your lack of an addy. The boss - By Myles C. Poydrastrenched pattern set deep
into its brown, pieces
secured in dark, a whole
thing living out its days… - By Austin AllenKeyed up after a sleepless flight,
we stared at the Place de la Comédie:
the stone Graces glowing pink… - By E. Ethelbert Millerin cuba
a dark skin woman asks me
if i’m from angola
i try to explain in the no spanish i know
that… - By Rigoberto GonzálezTranslated By Mahsa HojjatiAy, goldo, goldito, goldo
with those sunbathed baby cheeks,
I want to gobble you up in kisses.
Please go… - By Rigoberto GonzálezTranslated By Mahsa HojjatiAy, goldo, goldito, goldo
con esos cachetitos asoleados,
te quiero engullir a besos.
Anda sigue, coquet… - By Courtney KampaIt’s an hour before noon, and Amtrak train no. 56 rips a path
through the rain outside Baltimore,
its … - By Sharon LinArrival of boats from faraway
headlines, newspaper stands selling
packet gum, candy bars, cigars. Ships… - By Sharon LinI prefer the way I feel
in the old country
someone tweeted. Timeline of nations
to nations. I mean
something… - By Tarik DobbsI am told the cows accept new cows on the spot.
- By Elontra N. Hallin which kobe seeks a mentor to train him
Praying for a fiery muse, he was
answered by the clang of hammers… - By Maya RibaultCiao sachet chum, porkpie panache,you ditsy-dots chatelaine.
Takes that much work to be a fairywith a hoyi-hoyi-hoyi.