The evolution, April by J.I. Kleinberg For a while, in the first months of the pandemic, you feared your hands: that they might be the engine of your destruction, grab from the […]
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The Revolt of the Homeless by Gary Beck The young patrol officer and the tired, cynical Sergeant slowly herded the homeless off the subway car. The young officer kept saying: “C’mon guys. […]
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Bald Rapunzel by Robert E. Petras Me—leaning over the balcony, Confined for a 14-day sentence To the garage apartment, Found guilty by nose swab, The negative positive of these times. My […]
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Ghosts by Rowena Choy Henry At the beginning of the pandemic in New York City I felt a searing sense of deja vu when I heard the stories shared by the nurses […]
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Pandemic, 2020 by Pat Hanahoe-Dosch She woke in rain, the grief of an entire city, water and wind in the darkness. She burned, but rain could not extinguish her, […]
Dispatch #064
And the Pleiades, Midnight By: Alexandra Kostoulas Moon has set and Pleiades: middle night, the hour goes by, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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