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Category Archives: Poetry
Rebellion
Genevieve DeGuzman Rebellion We were meant to be gifts of protection, created by those who know that’s never the case. They resented our non-gazes, marked the first of us for obsolescence. That line never having known true … Continue reading
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To Watch the World Burn
Jason Marc Harris To Watch the World Burn We all decided to watch: Whether gazing at our glittering screens Or staring while gathered upon the wide grassy field Where tents had sprung up like overnight crops of toadstools, Huddling … Continue reading
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The Song of Unknown Night
Hongri Yuan (Chinese) (translated into English by Yuanbing Zhang) The Song of Unknown Night I believe that black stones spawn the honey of the heaven And death brings us the Golden Dawn The earth is our other body … Continue reading
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Introduction to Poetry Issue 66
Introduction to Poetry Issue 66 By coincidence, most of the poems in this issue follow an apocalyptic arc, though sometimes a bit subtle. The number of form and/or narrative poetry also make a significant presence. There include a villanelle, an … Continue reading
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Introduction to Abyss & Apex Poetry, Issue 65
Introduction to Abyss & Apex Poetry, Issue 65 Season’s Greetings to you all! To begin with, I want to honor all the Abyss & Apex poets of 2017, but in particular, these four Pushcart nominees (in order of poem’s appearance). … Continue reading
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He Believes It
Katharyn Howd Machan He Believes It The fog will lift. The city will return. —Bruce Bennett in “Il Bacio” He has to, this morning alone, the street no street but sleek cobblestones one by one for his feet. … Continue reading
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Gone to the House of Sound
John W. Sexton Gone to the House of Sound Sunlight lay hidden in the garden of the three brothers. Midnight came and sunlight didn’t stir. At three in the morning the youngest brother awoke to birdsong. Sunlight clotted his room … Continue reading
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Shadow Sustenance
Sara Tantlinger Shadow Sustenance I collect shadows in jars like fireflies twinkling little nights clinking against the glass splattering black smudges of ink against the bottle’s curves I peel back the shadow’s skin reveal hidden starlight, glittering … Continue reading
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Sentinel
Hester J. Rook Sentinel The silence is soft a velveteen stillness. She is studded with iolite and stainless steel laid out neat from crown to sole arms folded across her waist. Gleaming silvered and ensorcelled I cannot tell if she … Continue reading
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Personality
Ken Poyner Personality There are but two types: Those that, when shut down, Stare at the floor; and those that, When shut down, Stare at the ceiling. The joints in the neck Lose tension, and the head, Where so many … Continue reading