Exploring the Edges of Contemporary Poetry
Poetry: “Two Poems” by Jordan Ranft
Jordan Ranft isn’t conflict avoidant. The first poem we’ve picked might be about manipulating one’s own feelings, but if we had to guess his love language, it’s probably not words of affirmation. It’s probably something else. His words were intense…
Poetry: Interview with Nancy Miller Gomez, Guest Judge for 2024 Debut Chapbook Contest
Poet Nancy Miller Gomez chose the winner of our 2024 Debut Chapbook Contest, Examining a Dress, by Jessie Leary, which will be out in the fall. She also did us the honor of answering a few questions about poetry, her own poetic…
Poet Nancy Miller Gomez chose the winner of our 2024 Debut Chapbook Contest, Examining a Dress, by Jessie Leary, which will be out in the fall. She also did us the honor of answering a few questions about poetry, her own poetic…
Poetry: “To a Friend Who Does Not Believe in God” by Geoff White
Geoff White’s poem is quietly brilliant in its repetition and its devious device. The way it plays with spacing, flipping, and mirroring creates all kinds of possibilities. No matter what our beliefs, we all understand the way people we love…
Geoff White’s poem is quietly brilliant in its repetition and its devious device. The way it plays with spacing, flipping, and mirroring creates all kinds of possibilities. No matter what our beliefs, we all understand the way people we love…
Poetry: “Speech” by Edward Manzi
“Speech,” by Edward Manzi doesn’t give us much, but there is a slightly tongue-in-cheek aspect to this tiny little gem of a prose poem. The poem is ostensibly about speech, but it’s really about much more. Manzi’s poem is about…
“Speech,” by Edward Manzi doesn’t give us much, but there is a slightly tongue-in-cheek aspect to this tiny little gem of a prose poem. The poem is ostensibly about speech, but it’s really about much more. Manzi’s poem is about…
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Opportunity Cost
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selected by Kazim Ali
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR MAKING & UNMAKING
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Shadow Black
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How Often I Have Chosen Love
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