In “Girlish, too,” the speaker navigates the “white kingdom” of the Midwest which can be overwhelming for folks deemed as “other.”; at the end of the poem, though, they announce their resilience: “There are more things unbroken here /than what…
In “The Louder I Sing,” the speaker wrestles with the void of departure: “come back come back come back?” The Louder I Sing Your glass left a perfect circle, and I wondered if a more perfect circle had ever…
In “Glossary for Healing,” the speaker urgently seeks to uncover that which is wounded. Through the clever use of a poetic graph, we gain insight into several phases: birth, girlhood, revival and reprise. Glossary for Healing
In “Someday I’ll Love Danielle DeTiberus,” the speaker battles with the poet and the person: Danielle DeTiberus, herself. Confessional and defiant, this persona poem excites on many levels. Someday I’ll Love Danielle DeTiberus Even though she doesn’t exactly exist.…
We’re all very excited to share with you the winners of the 2021 Award for New Poets, selected by the guest judges Rosebud Ben-Oni, Andrés Cerpa, and Mai Der Vang. Today, we have “Ashes Arts and Crafts” by Emily Hyland.…
We’re all very excited to share with you the winners of the 2021 Award for New Poets, selected by the guest judges Rosebud Ben-Oni, Andrés Cerpa, and Mai Der Vang. Today, we have second place winner by Samuel Piccone. Stay…
We’re all very excited to share with you the 1st Place Winner of the 2021 Award for New Poets, selected by judges Rosebud Ben-One, Andrés Cerpa, and Mai Der Vang. Please enjoy this modern epic by the singular Chibuihe Obi Achimba!…
In “ELEGY FOR OUR PSEUDOHISTORIES,” the speaker navigates a world of obstacle and trauma. After all, “What is a horse/ if not a vehicle to test its rider.” ELEGY FOR OUR PSEUDOHISTORIES All political and social ideologies came alive,…
In “Beloved Disney Character and No Further Questions,” the speaker shifts with the form of the poem: fragmented and utilizing stream of consciousness. The speaker seeks self-discovery through directness and improvisation. \
In “Imagining My Sister in North Dakota,” a sister envisions her sister’s troubled reality through an intricate and profound prose poem; a reality that says “you are very small, only a blip in the field.” Imagining My Sister in…
