Why are you always the first to flower? Did the gods
send you to blaze the trail for others
to follow? Continue reading Violet Iris by Denton Loving
Tag: poetry
Yield by Matthew Chronister
Among the few able to leave of their
own accord, Mable, who drove a Cadillac
Deville, mistook the gas pedal for the brake Continue reading Yield by Matthew Chronister
Time Zones by Leah Browning
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
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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