by Nadia Arioli VOICEMAIL POEMS · "On 'Bounded On The West By The Land Under Water' By Kay Sage" by Nadia Arioli Life can be a wound. Lake Natron in Tanzaniais red with algae scabbing the surfacein blooms. When bats, flamingos,and eagles bump into water,they go to stone. My whole life, I have painted waterContinue reading “On ‘Bounded On The West By The Land Under Water’ By Kay Sage”
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Winged Victory of Samothrace
by Willie Kinard III VOICEMAIL POEMS · "Winged Victory Of Samothrace" by Willie Kinard III Willie Lee Kinard III is a poet, art director & sound artist forged in Newberry, South Carolina. An MFA candidate in Creative Writing at the University of Pittsburgh, his work appears or forthcoming in Poetry, Hayden’s Ferry Review, WILDNESS, Foundry,Continue reading “Winged Victory of Samothrace”
How Do You Write in Public
by Colleen Rothman VOICEMAIL POEMS · “How Do You Write In Public” by Colleen Rothman It’s too loud here; I can’t hear the words in my head over the 90s R&B. Are you that somebody? Every song plays at a different volume; the barista who side-gigs as a sub at my son’s school keeps adjustingContinue reading “How Do You Write in Public”
The Homie Does the Robot to Fiona Apple’s ‘Fetch the Bolt Cutters’
by Levi Cain VOICEMAIL POEMS · "The Homie Does The Robot To Fiona Apple's 'Fetch The Bolt Cutters'" by Levi Cain me + the homie + the homie’s homiespitting outside, talking shit, pass lickedjoint from pocket to waiting hand—you know,real boys’ shit, real shining and slick-mouthedand gleaming with sweat, stretching outjabs until they taffy upContinue reading “The Homie Does the Robot to Fiona Apple’s ‘Fetch the Bolt Cutters’”
Summer 2020
Marlin M. Jenkins Adrian Belmes L.J. Sysko Christian Garduno Rota kiki nicole Haddiyyah Ali Cory Hutchinson-Reuss Malik Thompson Nkateko Masinga Rob Colgate Catherine Bresner Meghann Boltz J.C. Rodriguez Haley Petcher
To You, When Displaced
by Haley Petcher VOICEMAIL POEMS · "To You, When Displaced" by Haley Petcher I’m not your mother or your father, and you’re past the time of mockingbirds, billy goats, and looking glasses, of soothing your soul by listening to lullabies. Perhaps I cannot sing for you. I know I don’t have the money to buyContinue reading “To You, When Displaced”
a month into quarantine (mano po dalawa)
by J.C. Rodriguez VOICEMAIL POEMS · “a month into quarantine (mano po dalawa)” by J.C. Rodriguez J.C. is a queer pinoy-latinx poet & educator from Westbury, NY. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in Secret Lovers, Meow Meow Pow Pow, & Tilde~ A Literary Journal. As a teenager, he moderated the #1 Kingdom HeartsContinue reading “a month into quarantine (mano po dalawa)”
Pisces Season
by Meghann Boltz VOICEMAIL POEMS · Pisces Season by Meghann Boltz I don’t know about astrology, I’m just trying to stay relevantWrapped up in my celestial furs, the moonHasn’t made an appearance in days & the sun feels shySometimes it’s too hard to look in the mirrorWhen the inquisitors ask how oftenEverything feels on theContinue reading “Pisces Season”
TO BE OF THE
by Catherine Bresner VOICEMAIL POEMS · "TO BE OF THE" by Catherine Bresner I have known love two and a half times and not known anything about anything Each gesture positions itself against a white wall preparing for a shadow The shapes we take are apologies for what exactly we can’t articulate Try to articulateContinue reading “TO BE OF THE”
Totally Conscious Control Absolute Control And The Monster Too
by Rob Colgate VOICEMAIL POEMS · "Totally Conscious Control Absolute Control And The Monster Too" by Rob Colgate Rob Colgate is a poet from Evanston, IL. He holds a degree in psychology from Yale University and spent time studying at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. He is currently pursuing his MFA in poetry with the NewContinue reading “Totally Conscious Control Absolute Control And The Monster Too”