after Crockett Johnson One evening, after putting the kids to bed and leaving her husband to his football […]
Wendy Chen
Lori Rottenberg is a writer who lives in Arlington, Virginia. She has shared her poetry and flash non-fiction […]
“Not That Walden” by Lori Rottenberg
Village lore has it there was once a stoneless world. Indoors was not a command, but a choice. […]
“The Fog” by Mika Seifert
1. Once peace is produced, it must be sent faster than bullets to reach every corner of the […]
Li Yan — “Thirteen Short Poems to Chew On” — ...
In the Center of Nothingness In a city that boasts certainty, my body wakes up in denial. I […]
Hu Sang — “In the Center of Nothingness,” “Recurring Tides” ...
In the name of the evening bygoneFlies away the banned rainWho shall I bare my chest to?Who should […]
Umma Habiba — “Painkillers” — translated by Quamrul Hassan
even in old age in misery and at the end like an only child enthused to have been […]
Juanna Bignozzi — “Even in Old Age” — translated by ...
How does one survive the pain and challenges of one’s grandparents’ lives? It is often thought that it […]
Leslie Friedman on Membery by Preeti Kaur Rajpal
Preeti Kaur Rajpal’s membery opens with a manglacharan–an invocation: “first guard at the gate / majuscule to adorn […]
KB Kinkel on Membery by Preeti Kaur Rajpal
I received Ruth Danon’s Turn up the Heat: New Poems almost a year ago. When reading a book […]
Leonard Temme on Ruth Danon’s Turn Up the Heat
I read some poems of Kurt Schwitters in my green, all-embracing years, and even in those days found […]
Robert Dunsdon on Ruth Danon’s Turn Up the Heat
Formally collaborative projects remain relatively uncommon in contemporary poetry, despite its many other radical delights. It has been […]