Corey Mesler Sacerdotalism Under the stone more life than in a church. Corey Mesler has been published in numerous anthologies and journals including Poetry, Gargoyle, Five Points, Good Poems American Places, and New Stories from the South, and he owns a bookstore in Memphis.
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Corey Mesler “The Sickness”
Corey Mesler The Sickness In the 2 a.m. fog it comes like a roaring in one’s center, a brute bent on devouring all the confidence gained through persistence and steady gravity; it comes unbidden and I have learned awfully to not blame myself. Corey Mesler has been published in numerous anthologies and journals including Poetry, […]
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Sarah Hopkins This Will Pass The boy who makes you smile is not the sun. Sarah Hopkins (she/her) is a writer in Chicago who can always be found with cats, plants, or books. sarahhopkinsm.com
Read MoreHilary Sideris “Transport”
Hilary Sideris Transport I take the Athens metro, my main means of metaphor, purchase for one euro what I will never know enough to read, so I can say parakalo, ephemerida, news- paper, please. Hilary Sideris is delighted to have a poem forthcoming in Anti-Heroin Chic.
Read MoreJoanne Rush “Faith”
Joanne Rush Faith My new religion is dark rocks and salt water, and your voice singing. Joanne Rush is an award-winning short story writer, a novelist and a poet, who can be found on Twitter @jonicolarush or Instagram @dancingonknives.
Read MoreDhaatri Vengunad “Mughal Painting”
Dhaatri Vengunad Mughal Painting I stand near a brick wall that’s near a tree that’s by the boundary of the hexagonal palace that’s close to a man on a carpet laid on the grass who sun dries betel leaves for the woman in the house who talks to a bird flying far away to you. […]
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Ute Kelly February 2022 Before he left for home, my student from Russia chose anthills as a metaphor for peace. Ute Kelly lives, works and writes in West Yorkshire (UK), but her job as Associate Professor in Peace Studies allows her to encounter people from all over the world.
Read MoreLorraine A Padden “But It’s Delicious”
Lorraine A Padden But It’s Delicious My father can’t understand why his grandkids talk about spam without ever mentioning fried eggs or maple syrup. Lorraine A Padden enjoys haiku and related short forms because a good coffee shop never fails to deliver the basics that can absolutely make your day. lorrainepadden.com
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