“I no longer aspired, as I had during my MA…to write literary mainstream or fabulist fiction.” – Molly Gaudry, ‘Fit Into Me’ Hey, I sent my poetry manuscript off to […]
Friday Links: The Book of Surviving The Camps Edition
“What devil was known to be so cowardly as to exclusively menace a young boy? Who was the cowardly monster that would not risk showing himself in the flesh? Who […]
Friday Links: Sheep Everywhere Edition
“The only way to get out of that worm universe is to dream another symbolic dream.” – Haruki Murakami, ‘A Wild Sheep Chase’ All I really mean by that title […]
Friday Links: Raised On A River By A Snake Edition
“Father had always encouraged Numamushi to cry freely. If snakes had venom to fill and protect the stomachs that made them snakes, then humans had tears to protect and clean […]
Friday Links: May Day Edition
“Once, you told me / you’re governed by the moon—“ – Belle Ling, “THIS YEAR THE SKY” Happy May Day! I hope you’re participating in some action today. There’s a […]
Friday Links: Madam We Must Have Sonnets Forthwith
“The sonnet, like poverty, teaches you what you can do / without. ‘To have, as my mother says, a wish in one hand / and shit in another. That was […]
Friday Links: The Poems You Think About After A Night Out Edition
“This is about taking in the sea, remembering estuaries, imbibing ocean. And not drowning.” – Jameela F. Dallis, “See Me Now” Hey, it’s NBA Playoffs time! I love the first […]
Friday Links: All-Women Motorcycle Stunt Troupe Edition
“The soul they say has no / gender // Unemployment / estimated at 20%” – Hoa Nguyen, “The Soul They Say” Have you been enjoying National Poetry Month? Not gonna […]
Friday Links: Say Yes To Poetry Edition
“I stare at my half-swallowed mediocre son, I stare at my half-swallowed mediocre daughter. I finally think I am living the American Dream. Am I? Did we look like a […]
Friday Links: Great Titles Edition
“I couldn’t picture anything coming out of my mouth without bats flying from between my teeth and getting in her hair.” – Lucy Corin, ‘Everyday Psycho Killers’ It is somehow […]