Glenna Luschei – Prison Count
Prison Count I was only your teacher of verse but you chose me to walk you down that vale. I prayed to be worthy. You couched your medals and keys into the paper, all you had. You left me your white sage for bathing. I beseeched the shell in the sweat lodge to anneal your […]
Luke Johnson – Bless the Mouth
Bless the Mouth Bless the mouth that saunters, silk of spit. Bless the hand that holds the head & bobs it back & forth. Bless the build the bridge the white noise whittled from the body’s blazed tremolo. Bless the gaze, slap of skin, spilled wine. Bless the wine, the bite, the tang, sticky pleather. […]
Stefan Lovasik – The Foundry, 1960
The Foundry, 1960 for Bruce Weigl, in memory of Albert Weigl 1923-2018 & Lawrence Lovasik 1920-1995 We run through slag and ash – Play soldier, good at dying, Then walk in stiff green water, Near funnels of smoke Where whistles ring for home And another stack of fives and quarters. We watch the burial of […]
Amy Small-McKinney – Wildfires & Other Catastrophes
Wildfires & Other Catastrophes In the meantime, I’ll tell you about words & their meaning. How my father screamed at me/to the world. How I blistered/was I wrong? “This is America, not Poland.” Don’t confuse fire with other devastation. Look for definition. Fire: Carbon dioxide, water vapor, oxygen and nitrogen, combustion. Zyklon B: Main component […]
