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by Marjorie Tesser VOICEMAIL POEMS · "Another April" by Marjorie Tesser On this leaden daymy husband cutsand brings insidea fistful of daffodilsfrilled and yellowas the organza dressmy grandmothergifted me when Iwas three or four,the one that itched—I never was a verygirly girl. They beara floral perfume,a high whine, witha lower coffee note,like a scented ladyatContinue reading “Another April”

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by Lauren Saxon VOICEMAIL POEMS · "You Once Told Me" by Lauren Saxon Lauren Saxon is a queer, Black poet and engineer living in Portland, ME. She loves her cats, her Subaru, and spending way too much time online. Lauren’s work is featured in Barrelhouse, Empty Mirror, Across the Margin, Homology Lit, and more. HerContinue reading “You Once Told Me”

by John Muro VOICEMAIL POEMS · "Woodwinds" by John Muro They make the most of the rawpoverty of our breath, takingleave from the blighted canyonsof our lungs and, in hauntingtimbre, give eloquent voice toanguish. Barely able to hidetheir sadness, they make visiblethe holes in our hearts, our benttowards darkness and the beautifulblemish of afflictions thatContinue reading “Woodwinds”

by Kate Cavanaugh VOICEMAIL POEMS · "Sunday Swim" by Kate Cavanaugh Kate Cavanaugh is a writer living in Brooklyn, New York.

by RE Katz VOICEMAIL POEMS · "Start a War" by RE Katz 1. The very best Abraham Lincolnimpersonator announcesthe release of a firstpersonshooteras presidential assassin game to afull cineplex arcade lobbyon new year’s eve.Concessions pushes peach ring gummies& candy cigarettessignifying the burning of Atlanta. The JFK impersonator discoveredat a downtown Dunkin Donutswas cordially uninvitedlastminute,but showsContinue reading “Start a War”

by Jennifer Watts Reggiardo VOICEMAIL POEMS · "Saltwater" by Jennifer Watts Reggiardo If crying were an Olympic sportSurely, I would medalI can weep over the Tule elkDisplaced from the grasslandsTheir marshes siphoned to make way for cash cropsI think of them while driving through the valleyThe stop motion blur of almond orchards tug at myContinue reading “Saltwater”

by Patrick Rodgers VOICEMAIL POEMS · "Rubble" by Patrick Rodgers Rubble is the lifeblood of a war.Every day a house levels and gives height to a mountain.A pile of ash is too many things: keys hands plastic feetkeepsakes nails arms. In amounting the deadcensus-takers report pounds of what remains. The numbersare etched into coffins. There’sContinue reading “Rubble”

by Lynne McEniry VOICEMAIL POEMS · "Ode to Buttercups" by Lynne McEniry Lynne McEniry (she/her) published her first collection, some other wet landscape, with Get Fresh Books. Her poems have been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and were recognized three times for the Allen Ginsberg Poetry Award, most recently in 2023. They have been widelyContinue reading “Ode to Buttercups”

by Amy Beth Sisson VOICEMAIL POEMS · "Harvest" by Amy Beth Sisson Amy Beth’s poetry has appeared in Cleaver Magazine, The Night Heron Barks,Ran Off With the Star Bassoon, One Art, The Shoutflower, Hot Pink andothers. She is an Associate Artist for the Institute for the Study ofGlobal Racial Justice and an Editorial and SpecialContinue reading “Harvest”