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A Flower is an Example of Something I Would Like if I Could Slow Down
Fawn Parker
I had the milk from a dandelion all over my hands once in the sun and in the cracks of my palms and it was getting on my lunch, I kept thinking.
Once my mother painted my fingernails
Noah and the Whale's Underrated Second Album
JDA Winslow
feeling in pain
both emotional and physical
I head into the light.
In the park
wholesome children play
their healthiness
throwing
last night's
relative sordidness
into sharp
Showing Results For Warren Oates
Philip Tinkler
The barista is so pretty
my girlfriend would be
disappointed if I didn't
cheat with her.
Three Poems
Cassandra Nguyen
Modern Conveniences 2012 - 2014
There were moments when I forgot about the dog
Whining and shivering, like a toddler in its playpen
Her instinctual nature, A visceral outward cry
I
Unusual Box Jellyfish Have Human-Like Eyes
Adam Prince
1.
In human beings, the wink is known to convey one of four emotions:
Sexual invitation
False sexual invitation,
Nonsexual expression of friendliness
Four Poems
Sara McGrath
POEM ABOUT MY VIBE
my look tonight is Asking For It
a tight vibe is U Can't Have This
I only wanna be in VIP lines & get compliments
god grant me the grace to maintain my
from Two Teenagers
John Colasacco
Two teenagers finish the last apple in the house and then wait for something to say.
"I'm thirsty now," one says.
The other unseals a new milk carton from the fridge.
They both
Five Hundred and Ninety Miles of Hair
Frank Montesonti
A little nervous after my 70,000th cup of coffee this lifetime
I was wary of forty-three year olds
(statistically, murderers are on average 7.5 years older than their victims)
though
I Remember When I Met U, Baby
Adrian Matejka
That’s / when the purple doors open into steamy / bathtub of surprise. That’s when there’s / an impossibly-deep Prince breath & then—
Three Poems
William Stobb
By living according to core values, we can carry on daily tasks with conviction. Conserve fossil fuels. Avoid the plastic cycle. Too much looking around can lead to paralysis due to the inevitable sense of unfathomable vastness that makes consciousness feel like an infinitesimal quirk.
Two Pokémon: Bulbasaur & Eevee
Colette Arrand
“An extremely rare Pokémon that may evolve in a number of different ways depending on stimuli.” – Pokémon FireRed
Yeah so I’m a turkey so what
Stowell Watters
I’m a symbol of an America newly forged and I live with like 1000 other turkeys in a yard Who gives a shit
3 Poems for Alix Tichelman
Janey Smith
Opus 53
Place the palms of your hands side by side on this wine glass. After a short time, raise your hands and place your eyes at the same level as your palms.
Notice the possible and
OXYMORON #FAMOUSPOET
Donald Vincent
- after Directing Herbert White / Writing Ellen West
When James Franco first spoke to me, he said, “Oh, shit. You’re Mr. Hip. We were just talking about you before the reading.”
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5 Prose Poems
Sean Rys
Woodcutter
It started when you dreamed you were dead & I had to go looking in other rooms for your body. Turned on each light & either I found you or it was apparent by then that
Mathematics IIIIIIIIIII-IIIIIIIIIIIIIII
Timothy Wojcik
Mathematics IIIIIIIIIII
A miracle trapped in a fur coat. A fur coat trapped in its original body.
Mathematically speaking, the body is made up of four essential parts: the arms, the ideas,
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Pregaming Grief
Danielle Chelosky
Love is like a museum. You have to look around, experience things, and then leave.
Backwardness
Garielle Lutz
Garielle's longest, most peculiar, most particularized book. A sure-to-be collector's item. Delivery 4-6 weeks!
Dear Nico: the Diary of Elizabeth Ellen (Nov, 2018-Feb, 2020)
Elizabeth Ellen
"Is this the actual diary you wrote at the time? The diary reads a lot like a novel, with its motifs of the murderess, the acupuncturist, etc." -Garielle Lutz, author of Worsted and The Complete Gary Lutz