by Joe Balaz
Incurious
and numb to it all
da emotional atmospherics
dat stay emanating from da brain
is kinnah different
den da locomotive pulling da train.
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Golden Station
Filed under Poetry
For What It’s Worth
by Kathleen Hellen
“Find Your Fearless,” said the piggy
on the desk in separate offices
of banks of America, Continue reading
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State of the Union
by Karen Kovacik
after Elizabeth Acevedo
Although I am his wife, I’m no longer his lover.
I am not the washcloth that fondles
his penis and balls, nor the spoon
of sorbet on his tongue. I am not oxygen
tubing that swishes behind him like a skirt,
rival imagined from literal air, Continue reading
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Illustrating Emily
by Bryce Berkowitz
after Kim Addonizio
She hangs around, bestowing new doubt to your friends
or else she disappears over the long weekend.
She shows up again mid-week, when you’re finally sober,
like someone passing through town who just invited you to dinner.
She allows you to search, then provides variant meanings.
When you lie in bed Continue reading
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The Makings of a Love Poem
by Zachary Payne
My wife is from Spain. When we met, we spoke to each other in Spanish, still today it is what we use to communicate. Is love bigger than languages? All I know is that it is impossible to express my affection for her in anything other than Spanish. Continue reading
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