“At the Obituary of My Aunt” by Yvonne Nezianya
AT THE OBITUARY OF MY AUNT Sitting in the first pew of the St Luke’s Parish, I watch the choir sing...
Tim Suermondt: Two Poems
THE BUILDINGS OF MATH Often when I walk by them at M.I.T. I think of the mathematicians—I really do, John von...
Xaron Ire: Two Poems
THE FIRST TIME I SAW A GHOST As a child, I saw a ghost without knowing it was the past come...
Lex Runciman: Three Poems
Gold Beach -- for Jordan, Aran, Jacob and James. The plan an hour, a saunter, low tide, mist on skin, light...
Jory Mickelson: Two Poems
Johnathan to David after Hannah VanderHart What is shameful about this nakedness? I have given you every weapon, my armor. Adorn...
John Short: Four Poems
DON’T GO Don’t take that plane to your country because the country is in chaos. I haven’t seen my family for...
“Raising the Truce Flag” by Joseph Hope
RAISING THE TRUCE FLAG Through a tear in the wall, a door opens to a door-less hall. There is a back...
“The World Outside Your Window” by Ivans Quist
THE WORLD OUTSIDE YOUR WINDOWhave you paid attention to life and nature; the...
“Dear God, Forgive My Playlist” by Semilore Kilaso
DEAR GOD, FORGIVE MY PLAYLIST My best friend asks that I suggest worship songs she can use in summoning Jesus. She...
“In Transit” by Joshua Berida
In Transit“The train is late again,” I said to no one in
particular.“This happens quite...
