In the half empty cab of the bus an old man rooted in the corner is trying […] Flow by Shamshad Abdullaev, translated by Alex CigaleOctober 14, 2017 in Translation tagged Alex Cigale / Shamshad Abdullaev by Marlee Gaffey
Adapt a naturalist conceit in which the central image is avian. That’s something I can’t do. […] The Ballad of Sexual Dependency by Jessica BaranOctober 14, 2017 in Poetry tagged Jessica Baran by Marlee Gaffey
(Helen Frankenthaler, 1963) Never not liquid its deep blues map an alter-Atlantic, an unseen […] The Bay by Jennifer AtkinsonOctober 14, 2017 in Poetry tagged Jennifer Atkinson by Marlee Gaffey
(Agnes Martin “The Rose”) is the work of turning of turning field to field as […] She Would Not Say Her Work by Jennifer AtkinsonOctober 14, 2017 in Poetry tagged Jennifer Atkinson by Marlee Gaffey
In Kansas, I hold the baby to my chest in the hallway of a crappy motel. […] Broken Portrait by Chelsea B. DesAutelsOctober 14, 2017 in Poetry tagged Chelsea B. DesAutels by Marlee Gaffey
To think of the world as a series of doors, to consider not walking through. Everything […] A Biography of Women in the Sea: Nü Wa by ...October 14, 2017 in Poetry tagged Jennifer Cheng by Marlee Gaffey
Inside her dress, an envelope. Inside her dress, disembodied [ ]. Stitching of her girlish traces, maw-soaked […] A Biography of Women in the Sea: Snake Sisters by ...October 14, 2017 in Poetry tagged Jennifer Cheng by Marlee Gaffey
The constitution is pretty clear beyond the emissions test: follow the reports of who’s best in […] Close Encounters by Jessica BaranOctober 14, 2017 in Poetry tagged Jessica Baran by Marlee Gaffey
Alternately dazzling, oppressive and nuts, getting rid of Rita made life hunky-dory. It mostly came down to that […] Plot for Film by Jessica BaranOctober 14, 2017 in Poetry tagged Jessica Baran by Marlee Gaffey
September, the white-washed paws of the pups, wrinkled, gravelly. The soft smoke of the trampled foliage doesn’t […] Little Animal by Shamshad Abdullaev, translated by Alex CigaleOctober 14, 2017 in Translation tagged Alex Cigale / Shamshad Abdullaev by Marlee Gaffey
Uncle Leyb’s nose looked almost like a fleshy potato, red-blue against his pale, still face, which appeared […] Uncle Leyb by Mikaelo Bronshten, translated by Sebastian SchulmanOctober 14, 2017 in Translation tagged Mikaelo Bronshtejn / Sebastian Schulman by Marlee Gaffey
In lieu of bridle, let nestle be tattled up. Let snout keep. Leave […] Reverb by L. VellaOctober 14, 2017 in Poetry tagged L. Vella by Sarah Russell