How do we code trapped in the light— little spider in amber, extra in the camera […] It’s Hard to be a Diamond in a Rhinestone World ...March 14, 2019 in Poetry tagged Caroline Crew by Marlee Gaffey
To the fourteen autonomous regions of my body hairs, welcome. Toes—good evening, are you blue? If […] My Suburbs by Max SeifertMarch 14, 2019 in Poetry tagged Max Seifert by Marlee Gaffey
When they lift the baby to my chest, his skin’s still slick with clots of vernix. […] Golden Hour by Nancy ReddyMarch 14, 2019 in Poetry tagged Nancy Reddy by Marlee Gaffey
I’m driving to preschool in the fog, scrubbing the cast iron again, char under my nails, […] from The Book of Questions: What Shapes Do You Take? ...March 14, 2019 in Poetry tagged Jennifer K. Sweeney / L. I. Henley by Marlee Gaffey
Strangers always tried to touch my hair. They said, Why not wear a hat if […] Medusa Surrenders by Chad ForetMarch 14, 2019 in Poetry tagged Chad Foret by Marlee Gaffey
Yes, in the great war we massacred dogs. Afterward we ate them roasted over fires. Wag your […] They Eat Dog, You Know by Michael SchmeltzerMarch 14, 2019 in Poetry tagged Michael Schmeltzer by Marlee Gaffey
Eyes blue behind scratched shades, we rubbed ourselves with olive oil left imprints on the pool’s […] Consumed by Jessica LeeMarch 14, 2019 in Poetry tagged Jessica Lee by Marlee Gaffey
a beautiful outlaw Bad press? Add ache. Deter meme-streak: assure them, we’re death-mask empaths—just breeze-captured […] Flying Fox by Kristi MaxwellMarch 14, 2019 in Poetry tagged Kristi Maxwell by Marlee Gaffey
I want to ask for your hand on my belly, the riverbed of your palm pressed […] from The Book of Questions: What does hunger feel like? ...March 14, 2019 in Poetry tagged Jennifer K. Sweeney / L. I. Henley by Marlee Gaffey
I remember icy water hauled up in a bucket from a well we were wandering by […] What’s Left to Tell by Matthew ThorburnMarch 14, 2019 in Poetry tagged Matthew Thorburn by Marlee Gaffey
I’ll push against— what did you say—any edge. An orchid cannot impregnate it- self. Stamen & […] Greenhousing by Sarah AudsleyMarch 14, 2019 in Poetry tagged Sarah Audsley by Marlee Gaffey
I starved for the shade of sugar, for a body like a Bukharan coin. I danced […] Upon Reaching the Jade Gate by Chad ForetMarch 14, 2019 in Poetry tagged Chad Foret by Marlee Gaffey