The stillborn calf drops to the ground, all wet & good, smelling of life freshly—; out […] Pathetic Fallacy by JP GrasserNovember 14, 2020 in Editors' Selections tagged JP Grasser by Graham Apol
We found things in the woods during nature walks in Sally’s American Lit class in high school. Things […] Go On, Then by Darcie AbbeneNovember 14, 2020 in Editors' Selections tagged Darcie Abbene / Emma Bolden by Graham Apol
You were holding a roll of surgical tubing, had it coiled around your elbow & shoulder […] The Scales by JP GrasserNovember 14, 2020 in Editors' Selections tagged JP Grasser by Graham Apol
The weather was good for a burial, chilly enough to make god seem present, wholly […] Heavy Machinery by JP GrasserNovember 14, 2020 in Editors' Selections tagged JP Grasser by Graham Apol
I am black and black underneath, my pink lips painted the most hollerin’est red. Bowtie so […] Self-Portrait in Blackface by Ashanti AndersonNovember 14, 2020 in Editors' Selections tagged Ashanti Anderson by Graham Apol
Ashanti Anderson’s three poems presented here—”Self-Portrait as Overseer,” “Self Portrait in Blackface, and “Resignation” are from her forthcoming […] An Introduction to Ashanti Anderson by Simone MuenchNovember 14, 2020 in Editors' Selections tagged Ashanti Anderson / Simone Muench by Graham Apol
Imagine a ten-year-old with a whip. In films, it’s always a middle-aged man with a haggard […] Self-Portrait as Overseer by Ashanti AndersonNovember 14, 2020 in Editors' Selections tagged Ashanti Anderson by Graham Apol
An essay about being on the border of a situation. At the back of your mind, you […] On the border of seduction by Lucia DueroJuly 18, 2020 in Editor's Feature tagged Lucia Duero by Graham Apol
You have five minutes Until I turn out the lights. Because the poem you waited for […] Lullaby by Aleš Šteger – translated by Brian HenryJuly 14, 2020 in Translation tagged Aleš Šteger / Brian Henry by Graham Apol
1 I sink time in the corners of my eyes Time reddens the sacred night Suddenly night […] Refrains for Piano by Tue Sy – translated by Nguyen ...July 14, 2020 in Translation tagged Martha Collins / Tue Sy by Graham Apol
I have purchased a travel guide to Dublin. It explains about its historic center and breathtaking […] Dublin by Jacqueline Goldberg – translated by William Blair, with ...July 14, 2020 in Translation tagged Consuelo Méndez / Jacqueline Goldberg / William Blair by Graham Apol
The desert doesn’t know we exist: Robert Smith singing through the speakers of a night-lit pool […] The Desert Doesn’t Know by Jessica AbughattasJuly 14, 2020 in Editors' Selections tagged Jessica Abughattas / Victoria Chang by Graham Apol