Ryoko by Katy Van Sant Ryoko came to our house on a rainy day. Everyone liked the rain at that time because it made us feel cleaner. The virus was everywhere and […]
Dispatch #065
Dispatch #064
And the Pleiades, Midnight By: Alexandra Kostoulas Moon has set and Pleiades: middle night, the hour goes by, […]
Dispatch #063
Shelter Journal by Sara Shelton Mann it’s when your shoes are filled with ice you know you took the wrong turn falling backwards and holding your breath, learning the piano you sit […]
Dispatch #062
Groundhog Day by Valerie Sopher after Ben Lerner the endless loop of living another sea-tossed sleep another morning lying in bed penciling in Sudoku squares another sheltering day of can’t get over […]
Dispatch #061
A Shadow on the Wall by Thaddeus Howze Have you ever wondered ifyou’ve died and no one told you? You’re going through the motionsbut nothing in your life changes… A series of […]
Dispatch #060
3 Poems The Routine of Space by Angela Costi Honour the time not made from the list of work nor the menu of food nor the drama of screen nor the soaping […]
Dispatch #059
tools at hand by Peggy Morrison It seems like the beginning of the end of the world heart heavy with spooky darkness forests consumed by orange flames massive plumes of smoke rising […]
Dispatch #058
Silver Lining by Norma Smith My animal sleeps, eyes open, on her gray sheepskin pad beside my desk. She’s curled up, snoring gently. Both of her two-leggeds have stayed home with her […]
Dispatch #057
Night and Day. Covid, October 21 by Penelope Blair Late in the evening I read an email from my poetry friend It sounds reluctant, and casual despite the potential for panic She’s […]
Dispatch #056
Lower-Class Artist Imagines by Tongo Eisen-Martin Grip my heart tighter, Lord Help me write on this sleeve… like listening to Nina Simone later in life The poet takes over for his former […]
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