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.new work.Art, Poetry

.new work.

Sonja Benskin MesherNovember 13, 2022

thankyou and say it is only temporary balanced or tied with string though overnight decided to use the glue gun

AphasiaPoetry

Aphasia

Sara ClancyNovember 13, 2022

I listen for context, willing myself to make out the space between that one phrase I caught and the air trapped behind it. I…

Daniel J. Flore III marked himself safePoetry

Daniel J. Flore III marked himself safe

Daniel J. Flore IIINovember 12, 2022

Daniel J. Flore III marked himself safe from himself

when did you see it comingPoetry

when did you see it coming

Cameron McClureNovember 12, 2022

was it during an evening walk in contemplation of the sinking sun that its illusion whispered sex burn destroy or during all of winter…

AFTER JOE BOLTON (FOR TOHM BAKELAS)Poetry

AFTER JOE BOLTON (FOR TOHM BAKELAS)

Mark Anthony PearceNovember 11, 2022

On the day my father was buried it didn’t rain and a friend of my brother’s used up all the tears I couldn’t shed…

A HunchPoetry

A Hunch

Sherry CassellsNovember 11, 2022

I have a hunch about this course of angsty little scenarios some over which I have no control but could better handle tra-la Others…

I WAS SENSITIVEPoetry

I WAS SENSITIVE

Daniel J. Flore IIINovember 10, 2022

I​ was​ sensitive​ but​ they​ pulled​ the​ petals​ off​ one​ at​ a​ time​ now​ I​ am​ a​ naked​ madman​ just​ standing​ there​

7:40Poetry

7:40

james stephenNovember 10, 2022

whether we write a poem or pull a trigger we all go on daily flushing our piss into the earth

. selective.Art, Poetry

. selective.

Sonja Benskin MesherNovember 9, 2022

like to be quiet, speaking only when you asked the question. not sure why i came. i think you invited me?

SignsPoetry

Signs

Dale PattersonNovember 9, 2022

My neighbor Bill wanted me to meet some of his friends. I was a little apprehensive because I thought they might be part of…

Depression is six months of laundryPoetry

Depression is six months of laundry

Kaci Skiles LawsNovember 8, 2022

recycled on a garage floor, the six months before you almost had a handle on. It’s not telling anyone. Rewashing everything on the bottom…