Poetry: “egg” by Tameca L Coleman

1 the desert demands a new view when waiting is a death pop out the eye turn the retina … More

Lyric Essay: “When a man says less is more, it’s hard not to hear him (or, on figure painting)” by Sophie Paquette

He teaches us to apply paint in shapes. To recognize shadow and bend before limb. Our subject sprawls on the … More

Once more, the man said he was lost. I told him no, he wasn’t, from where I sat I could … More

After the click, I wonder which I like least, folks who phone too early in the morning or those who … More

(This will not end well, they said when it began. But momentum appreciates only one way, so any onus they … More

senseless for his pride when he stood up to them on his iridescent fins and called their bible dirt in … More

*** Elizabeth Johnston‘s writing has appeared in The Atlantic, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, The Satirist, New Verse News, and … More

*** Corey Oglesby is a poet, musician, and illustrator from the Washington, D.C., area. His work has recently … More

Oh, Say Can You See I can’t see anything without my glasses, except the world’s blurred words, the moon’s glow … More

CW: sexual assault

Found poem on a VW bus Check ego. Pay attention. I’m diagonally parked in a parallel universe. Where are we … More

I board a bus and it seems as though there is a sea of Black people. If it weren’t for … More