by Adrian Dallas Frandle VOICEMAIL POEMS · "Calyx" by Adrian Dallas Frandle after “Housekeeping” by Marilynne Robinson O, make of my teeth. a sieve.drink. from this. font of mercy.make of my body. a community. lips nets. filter all impurity.every virus. every bruised siltedeye. sifted. through. every hurt. sold. let tears collected. saltcrust.make from them. crystalized.Continue reading “Calyx”
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At the End of the World is the World
by Scout Faller VOICEMAIL POEMS · "At The End Of The World Is The World" by Scout Faller After Frank O’Hara’s “Having a Coke with You” Having fish and chips at lovely’sHaving a leather jacket you’re in a crinkly topHaving a past is not permissibleThat’s why tonight i’m 90s ethan hawkeHaving a diet coke explainingContinue reading “At the End of the World is the World”
And How Does That Make You Feel?
by Murdo Homewood VOICEMAIL POEMS · "And How Does That Make You Feel?" by Murdo Homewood Murdo Homewood is an early church historian, poet, and worried transsexual, living and teaching Latin in Edinburgh. His work can be found in Prolit, Glitter, and little zines he makes for his friends. When not writing about long-dead saints, lastContinue reading “And How Does That Make You Feel?”
Spring 2023
Kelly Gray Lauren Badillo Milici Donia Salem Harhoor Hannah Karpinski Julia C. Alter Yazud Brito-Milian Trudy Hodnefield Ashley Elizabeth Eric Raanan Fischman Terrell Worrell, Jr. Olga Mikolaivna S. Shaw Nicole Tallman Lou Turner Amelia Kindall S. Fey
Wings
by S. Fey VOICEMAIL POEMS · "Wings" by S. Fey There’s a runner and a chaser, you said, pointing at the page. Look. It was a book on twin flames, and all of the cycles they go through. Well, I don’t want to chase you anymore, I said, my strength stepping out from the cornerContinue reading “Wings”
This Acceleration Will See Its Beginnings in Deep Truths Relating to Your Subconscious
by Amelia Kindall VOICEMAIL POEMS · “This Acceleration Will See Its Beginnings In Deep Truths…” by Amelia Kindall Amelia Kindall is a writer living in Austin, TX. You can find her on Instagram @tracksuitminotaur.
Still on the Line
by Lou Turner VOICEMAIL POEMS · "Still On The Line" by Lou Turner What is it about Glen Campbell’s Wichita Linemancued up everyday for months on end, I can’t imaginea day without longing for its soft mellow whine, in itsessence, a whistle-while-you-work-song, wishing for vacation, wishing for your work to align you withanother, and theContinue reading “Still on the Line”
Spring
by Nicole Tallman VOICEMAIL POEMS · "Spring" by Nicole Tallman They say there are two seasons in Michigan, winter and construction, but today it feels like spring. I’m getting comfortable again with feeling. Must all the poets fully feel our senses? I was pretty comfortable feeling numb. I was pretty comfortable being dead to theContinue reading “Spring”
Running Black Home
by S. Shaw VOICEMAIL POEMS · "Running Black Home" by S. Shaw S. Shaw has been a librarian for an urban, public libraries for 29 years.His poems have been published in African American Review, Rattle, SplitThis Rock, Rhino 2021, Obsidian as well as having a short story in MightyReal: An Anthology of African American SameContinue reading “Running Black Home”
Restore
by Olga Mikolaivna VOICEMAIL POEMS · "Restore" by Olga Mikolaivna Born in Kyiv, olga works in the (intersectional/textual) liminal space of photography, word, translation, and installation. She is interested in memory, dream spaces, absences, inheritance, (dis)place, and the construction of language. Her work can be found in Cleveland Review of Books, TQR, New Delta Review,Continue reading “Restore”
