from “A Rupture of Interiors”
by: Valerie Witte Valerie Witte’s poems are layered constructions that bend, break, and reform as they enact the density of…
Poetry
from The Mourners Forget What Funeral They Were At
by: Matt McBride These poems by Matt McBride live in the odd space between somber resignation and engaged wonder, particularly…
Three Poems by Mark J. Mitchell
by: Mark J. Mitchell Mark J. Mitchell’s poems remind us to pay attention to our most precious commodity: time….
Two Poems by Jeremy Hoevenaar
by: Jeremy Hoevenaar In Jeremy Hoevenaar’s poetry our real, visceral life always exceeds our ability to fully cognize it….
Mourners by Eléna Rivera
by: Eléna Rivera ((The header art, the inspiration for Eléna’s words, were carved by Jean de La Huerta and Antoine…
Three Poems by Dan Raphael
by: Dan Raphael These poems by Dan Raphael explore the dearth we can’t help but feel amid overwhelming abundance,…
Three Poems by Jonathan Dubow
by: Jonathan Dubow Jonathan Dubow’s poems are about “passing through” the American landscape with such attentiveness that we are…
Four Poems by Jean Day
by: Jean Day ((Header art by Martin Creed.)) Jean Day‘s poems are terse, polished fragments of mordant humor and…
Three Poems by Julia Edwards
by: Julia Edwards In Julia Edwards’ poems, to construct self the poet rehearses the past, taking meaning from memory:…
Three Poems by Jon Whitbread
Poems and fetured artwork by: Jon Whitbread These poems by Jon Whitbread explore our shared sense of rootlessness and…
David Perry, Part Two
by: David Perry ((Header art by Monika Lin, “Exemplars #7,” 2013, woodcut print, detail.)) David Perry’s poems are charged, feverish…
David Perry, Part One
by: David Perry ((Header art by Monika Lin, Balance Boy #1 detail, 2010.)) David Perry’s poems are charged, feverish meditations…