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Black and white photo of Ricardo Sternberg on an orange background.

November 2024 / Poetry

Rivers

November 27, 2024November 26, 2024 - by Ricardo Sternberg

He wanted throats constricted, / speech impeded, eyes rimmed red, / the room brimming with tears

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Poetry / September/October 2024

You Don’t Know

October 4, 2024October 3, 2024 - by A.F. Moritz

You don’t know. You never have gone anywhere, / they said. You have no travels.

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Fiction / July/August 2024 / Poetry

Summer Reading 2024

July 26, 2024August 19, 2024 - by Various Contributors

New fiction and poetry from Souvankham Thammavongsa, Bruce Taylor, and more

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July/August 2024 / Poetry

Heartwood

July 26, 2024July 30, 2024 - by Bruce Taylor

It’s pleasant work, / I get to see the insides of some trees.

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July/August 2024 / Poetry

Love Letter to My Recent Poems

July 26, 2024July 30, 2024 - by Ellie Sawatzky

I was trained to be secretive and lovely. I’m like / any mother, I love and hate you, and I want / to give you everything.

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July/August 2024 / Poetry

Prime Location

July 26, 2024July 30, 2024 - by Karen Solie

And the owner will say it’s for the best, / he couldn’t give that place away.

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