By E. Ethelbert Miller
we would take the train to brooklyn
leaving the bronx
down through harlem
out to prospect park
bergen…
leaving the bronx
down through harlem
out to prospect park
bergen…
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- By Anna JourneyIt came with the East Hollywood rental place: that novelty
polypropylene doormat screen-printed
in… - By Nay ThitWhen my turn came, my father dressed me meticulously like a piece of dried fish. We all bear the jagged…
- By Nay ThitBefore I was born, my mother says, there was another boy. My brother. One day, half-asleep during lunch…
- By Abner DormiendoTumawa ako nang sabihin ng kaibigan ko na ang kabaliktaran ng ‘laslas’ ay ‘salsal.’ Walang tumawa noong…
- By Abner DormiendoTranslated By Ethan ChuaI laughed when my friend told me ‘laslas’ backward is ‘salsal,’ cutting himself one way, touching himself…
- By Victoria ChangTwo swans turn into four swans. As if each swan yearned for time but time just multiplied into other…
- By Austin AllenKeyed up after a sleepless flight,
we stared at the Place de la Comédie:
the stone Graces glowing pink… - By Austin AllenEven weeks after you went, they came:
Frontgate, Fresh Finds, Hearthsong—the names blurring,
the smiling… - By Cate MarvinApparently, we are all lying here beside one
another in a darkened room around 2:00 am,
giddy as if… - By E. Ethelbert Millerhere
near the entrance to the subway
the underground
we stand in each other’s eyes
once lovers
now … - By E. Ethelbert Millerour friendship
is what keeps us whole
love is essential as air
prayer contains desire
to worship is… - By Mayda Alexandra del VallePrimero it’s hablando in whatever language
fits your need at the moment.
It’s stories about an unbalanced… - By Shann RayI . seated at a table for two inside Caffè Florian Venice
- By Gabrielle CalvocoressiNot an optimist. I lie awake at night and say the name
of everyone on the block and for three blocks … - By Cynthia CruzCome with me.
If there is a world.
Animal, mineral
Sticky star
Formed of silver
Crystal globs
In the form … - By Sharon LinThe woman claimed she was Chinese at birth. She was not Chinese.I am not Chinese but I look the part…
- By Sharon LinI prefer the way I feel
in the old country
someone tweeted. Timeline of nations
to nations. I mean
something… - By Anne HalseyA professional woman
twenty-seven years old
is a state of mind.
Three or four years’
preparation for self… - By Kevin PruferAn antique spacesuit with a skeleton inside it.
For many years, it has circled the earth.
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Sometimes…