Sacrificial Lamb
"in the grip of bleach cream hands,
i let my head sink into my father's waist.
the sinews of my neck splinter
under the squeeze of gravity"
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Andrea Gerada
Nov 21, 20221 min read
Iphigenia
"Iphigenia" by Andrea Gerada speaks to the penance daughters pay under angry fathers.
Milly Butler
Sep 12, 20221 min read
Out Of Time
If I could begin again
l'd abstain from prodding the hourglass,
and addle the ache to gutter the sand faster.
Willow Kang Liew Bei
Sep 11, 20221 min read
Twin Embers
"Twins lay in the cold earth’s embrace,
each suckling from the same primordial vein"
Willow Kang Liew Bei
Sep 11, 20221 min read
Burning Letters in August
"Let the chill of the unfurling air linger
in withering bones."
Sadee Bee
Aug 30, 20222 min read
Death Rattle Not of Breath
Sadee Bee: "In moments that are difficult or dark, I often wish there was a quicker fix to the anguish or exhaustion."
Kayla Martell Feldman
Aug 30, 20222 min read
OUT OF OFFICE: 2041
this piece is a found poem, and is entirely made up of responses to the question "where do you see yourself in twenty years?"
Emily Munro
Aug 30, 20221 min read
Departure
An expectant mother arranges a plant for a photograph but is distracted by what she sees and hears through the window.
Irteqa Khan
Aug 30, 20221 min read
ringwanderung
"Ringwanderung" comes from the German word for "ring hike" or "circle walk."
El Dopa
Aug 29, 20221 min read
Uncle Ricky
An ode to a friend's grandfather.
Willow Kang Liew Bei
Aug 29, 20221 min read
Field Trip
"& I’m in the East with a inky wish
for peace, mourning the end
of lavender fields & orange trees"
Kyle Garneau
Aug 29, 20221 min read
Finland
A letter to Finland by Kyle Garneau.
"I fell asleep by the moon
and on the other side was you."
Patricia Furstenberg
Aug 29, 20221 min read
Lost in the Moors
A poem by Patricia Furstenberg.
In its slumber, a spirit gets lost in the moors while searching for a long lost love.
Fizza Abbas
Aug 29, 20221 min read
RMS Rhone: Sweet Dreams
On my way to the Caribbean
I met a powerful hurricane,
the strong winds
broke the sunny spells,
scattered showers of rain
and put me to bed
Fizza Abbas
Aug 29, 20221 min read
RMS Republic Reads News Clippings
Following the sinking of RMS Republic, the newspaper clippings read as following:
Andrea Laws
Aug 18, 20221 min read
Earth
Mother Earth will always win, but the fact that we are fighting her is where we need to stop. We must fight with her.
Pitambar Naik
Aug 18, 20221 min read
The Trees
Naik: "The Trees" is about the daily mockery and humiliation Tribals and Dalits are subjected to by high caste Hindus in India.
Pitambar Naik
Aug 18, 20222 min read
Our Hunger Is Your Curiosity
Our Hunger is your Curiosity mirror the human plight and suffering of the lower strata of society in the caste hierarchy.
Kyle Garneau
Aug 11, 20221 min read
Like Window Shopping
'the flowers from our last date are wilted
as our red yearning turns into a mushy remembrance '
Bud Sturguess
Aug 11, 20221 min read
Beatitudes For Breakfast
"Beatitudes For Breakfast" is about a man I know, albeit only casually, whose family turned away from Christianity to various other beliefs.
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