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Three Poems photo
June 13, 2013 | Poetry

Three Poems

Carrie Murphy

All the money is wet & gummy / underneath the brightest pink trees. / They fade to breast cancer color when it rains.

3 Poems photo
June 6, 2013 | Poetry

3 Poems

Casandra Lopez

  Where Bullet Breaks Come– See where Bullet broke Brother, see where I break where we split into before and... more

Love Poem photo
May 31, 2013 | Poetry

Love Poem

Caleb Curtiss

  Saw a dog today on my way to the bar that made me wish we hadn’t put Eileen to sleep, but then it was on to meet... more

3 Poems photo
May 30, 2013 | Poetry

3 Poems

Gabby Bess

Look at me falling in love with fallible bodies.
Look at me performing emotional labor...

3 Poems photo
May 29, 2013 | Poetry

3 Poems

Katharine Rauk

  A Preamble to an Explanation of You It was like I worked in a Popsicle factory but had never tasted the color red. I... more

2 Poems photo
May 28, 2013 | Poetry

2 Poems

Katelyn Kiley

  Sticky Fingers Mick Jagger I want you to pry the top off this maple syrup for me while I flip the pancakes—I... more

3 Poems photo
May 27, 2013 | Poetry

3 Poems

Matthew Savoca

  poem in the morning this farmer's tan is not going to go away all by itself but what can i do about it? go to... more

4 Poems photo
May 24, 2013 | Poetry

4 Poems

Kendra Grant Malone

  After a Late Night Outcall (Creepy Enough to Care) my feet are so warm I shouldn't have worn my felt boots I... more

BLOODJOY 2011 photo
May 23, 2013 | Poetry

BLOODJOY 2011

Daniel Bailey

 to the right of my heart a button ° if you see the button press deeply into me I am shining brilliantly on my way down... more

3 Poems photo
May 22, 2013 | Poetry

3 Poems

Stephanie Barber

again andy is crying.
all the days he is crying.

4 Poems photo
May 21, 2013 | Poetry

4 Poems

Timothy Willis Sanders

  An Interview #1 Vibe Magazine: Why haven’t you shot yourself in the head? Aaliyah: My mother sits in her padded... more

4 Poems photo
May 20, 2013 | Poetry

4 Poems

Meg Johnson

if I were an Amish girl,
I would leave
for Rumspringa...

5 Poems photo
May 17, 2013 | Poetry

5 Poems

Virginia Konchan

Glissade, pas de bourrée. I stole a bottle of Cointreau from mother’s liquor cabinet

The Gnostics photo
May 16, 2013 | Poetry

The Gnostics

Donora Hillard

In the dream you are not a lamb on fire.

The Haberdash photo
May 15, 2013 | Poetry

The Haberdash

Adam Robinson

Suddenly I want to be the one to leave a party.
Maybe life imitates art after all.

2 Poems photo
May 14, 2013 | Poetry

2 Poems

Calvero

Today
I was at McDonald’s
and there was this chunky,
high school-aged kid...

2 Poems photo
May 13, 2013 | Poetry

2 Poems

Prathna Lor

I know the scars of my grandfather do you. I know the guns in my pelvis do you...

3 Poems photo
May 10, 2013 | Poetry

3 Poems

Rachel B. Glaser

later, an iguana slinked up the steps in a macho, prehistoric way...

2 Poems photo
May 9, 2013 | Poetry

2 Poems

Cooper Esteban

You must imagine god as syrupy mist.

 

The Women photo
May 8, 2013 | Poetry

The Women

Ashley Farmer

You imagine you’re a tipping point wrapped in a synthetic summer dress.

2 Poems photo
May 7, 2013 | Poetry

2 Poems

Mike Young

None of us have those cats who go
viral meowing Springsteen songs...

4 Poems photo
May 6, 2013 | Poetry

4 Poems

Kit Frick

Night comes in a slow bloom of abandon.

Miami photo
May 3, 2013 | Poetry

Miami

Gene Morgan

Have you ever seen a rich person?
It's not like that movie about rich people–

Four Poems photo
May 2, 2013 | Poetry

Four Poems

Phil Estes

Then there’s the Schnabel:
Some colors and Adieu...

More Overly Accommodating Poetry Written to Answer a Question I've Tried to Imply That You Asked photo
May 1, 2013 | Poetry

More Overly Accommodating Poetry Written to Answer a Question I've Tried to Imply That You Asked

Chelsea Martin

This poem is about death and, to some extent, life.

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