Irritable, stricken with jet lag,
we spent a long night in Paris
arguing over a grievance
so petty I could scarcely remember it
the following day. Continue reading Time Zones by Leah Browning
Featured Poem: Modern Love Story by Adrian Potter. Artwork by Stephen Mead.
Modern Love Story
I once fell in love with a beautiful disaster, cherished how each day she destroyed me a little, then destroyed herself a little more. I contrived new ways to believe her recycled lies. Sometimes it meant shredding logic like it was an incriminating document. Continue reading Featured Poem: Modern Love Story by Adrian Potter. Artwork by Stephen Mead.
Take All But Me by Chelsea Rawlings
The mirror speaks her financial advisor,
invest in the stocks and bonds
of the soft skin on her arms, Continue reading Take All But Me by Chelsea Rawlings
Call for Submissions!
We are an independent Poetry press seeking submissions for both our themed inaugural print issue, as well as general submissions of poems to be featured on a daily/weekly basis online. We accept submissions of poetry that employ any aesthetic or form, including free verse, lyric, narrative, prose poems, formal and experimental poetry.
We are excited to announce we are now accepting submissions!
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