Atoosa Grey Minor Scale I promised to love you religiously but the seemingly holiest things sometimes hold you captive. Atoosa Grey’s chapbook, Black Hollyhock, was released in the Fall of 2015 by Finishing Line Press.
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Josh Weston: “An Entrance”
Josh Weston An Entrance No limning of the speed with which the bat zips into the crush of boughs — I paused, knelt to shut the window — soundless fallout leaves already touching down. Josh Weston lives in Grand Rapids, MI, where etc.
Read MoreBrendan Gillett: Haiku with Subtitles, Translation, & Interpretation
Brendan Gillett Haiku (with Subtitles) あの。。。ぼくは [Ah, so…as for me] こどもに日本語 [like a child in Japanese] で話せます。 [how it is spoken.] Haiku (with Translation) あの。。。ぼくは こどもに日本語 で話せます。 Hesitant, for me childlike Japanese is the only thing spoken. Haiku (with Interpretation) あの。。。ぼくは こどもに日本語 で話せます。 I feel small, trying a language that I learned late— clinging to […]
Read MoreHowie Good: “To a Student Who Asks…”
Howie Good To a Student Who Asks, ‘Can I Do Something for Extra Credit?’ When refugees from the fighting drown trying to reach shore, you can memorialize the spot with plastic flowers, dead flies, and drawings of frowny faces, before resolutely going back to whatever it is you ordinarily do worlds away from the dark […]
Read MoreJoanna M. Weston: “Beach Scene”
Joanna M. Weston Beach Scene We kiss while the lake shimmers in the heat. Joanna M. Weston has had poetry, reviews, and short stories published for twenty-five years. http://www.1960willowtree.wordpress.com/
Read MoreElizabeth McMunn-Tetangco is our guest editor for March.
We are pleased that one of our most frequent contributors, Elizabeth McMunn-Tetangco, is our guest-editor for the month of March. Thanks, Elizabeth! Dale Wisely Robert Scotellaro
Read MoreKay Pillai: “Smile”
Kay Pillai Smile A little scar and a little crease met at the corner of your eye and made me a promise today. Kay Pillai lives somewhere in India every day, and does little else.
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