The train is departing. Please, stand clear.
There blows an ill wind where reality & contradictions converge, the wind
that warns us not to dwell in the past, but to pay attention...
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Oct 131 min read
Let Us Not Postpone
Let us not postpone the intent of our dreams.
We’ve been chasing It so long
May 55 min read
The Poem of the Mind
For many, words are sacrosanct only insofar as they are bluntly instrumental. They must be instantly efficacious, dense as a rock...
Apr 2918 min read
Maria Spiridonova Remembered Writing Contest Runners-Up
Elaina Erola won the Maria Spiridonova Remembered Writing Contest with her essay "What Their Spirits Know," but check out the runners-up!
Apr 21 min read
Poems By Abbie Hart
and she sends me videos of a possum eating
as if i am not right here.
her very own possum
Mar 102 min read
Feral Heart
from my tooth and claw warren
where only truth rotates,
dripping as a libertine
fueled by Romanticism
from my extending canines
Feb 71 min read
Ruellia Brittoniana: Desire
When I allow my sandaled left foot to feel
the dirt as I replant the Mexican
petunias, hoping against hope and yet...
Jan 292 min read
Wrestling Poems By Christopher Dizon
A suit case full of money. A superstar
contract. A main event. A five-pound shine
associated with heavyweight gold.
Dec 4, 20231 min read
Andromeda
on stony floors, of terracotta hue, as the tallow bleeds in spines of white light, the crook-necked
pores of our pressed skin shiver...
Nov 23, 20231 min read
Wax Figure
SUDDENLY i am a childless ewe with a running breast–
my body knows something i cannot...
Sep 28, 20231 min read
Dance the Ghost with Me: Our Last Waltz
Both cruel and sharp, our words did fly,
A twisted dance of pain, you and I.
In the realm of dreams that might have been,
Where hearts edged
Aug 24, 20239 min read
Percy Bysshe Shelley Remembered Poetry Contest Runners-Up
Olivia Stogner won the Percy Bysshe Shelley Remembered Poetry Contest with her poem "Mary's Creature Speaks," but here are the runners-up.
Jun 25, 20231 min read
De Architectura
This profound poem explores the metaphysical relationship between feminine and masculine energies.
Jun 18, 20231 min read
EARTH 2.0
Delve into introspection & human connection in this thought-provoking poem. Explore vanity, fear, perception, love, and fleeting moments.
Apr 30, 20231 min read
The blood came
Experience the raw emotion of trauma, shame, and resilience in this evocative poem. A powerful message of hope and healing for all.
Feb 20, 20231 min read
Suffering, Shame, Rebellion
King Arthur pondered the question "Is might, right?" Thomas Taylor answered "Yes!" The poem
"Suffering, Shame, Rebellion" disagrees.
Feb 14, 20231 min read
Percy Bysshe Shelley Remembered Poetry Contest Winner: Mary’s Creature Speaks
Olivia Stogner explores what Dr. Victor Frankenstein's monster really is in "Mary's Creature Speaks." The monster is closer than we think.
Sep 7, 20222 min read
An Old darkness deepens
In this story... an apple turns its back on the ripening sun.
Aug 10, 20224 min read
Poems By Andrew Levy
Andrew Levy writes on the intersections of class and the ecology of commerce, and experimental music and the digitalization of freedom.
Jul 22, 20222 min read
Poems By Robert Beveridge
Three poems by Robert Beveridge that explore the East, divination, and the pursuit of life.
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