Alan Britt – Giraffe-Spotted Junonia Shell

Giraffe-Spotted Junonia Shell Bottle caps like empty shotgun shells—guardian angel descends with marble Venus thighs— freight train drops cargo in Des Moines & Missoula— Flytrap eyelashes to challenge Mardi Gras snags me in the subway—says, Why you running . . . slide your Metro Card through my slot . . . right here . . […]

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Mayookh Barua – A Car and a Teacup

A Car and a Teacup A sibling is a strange animal. Enchanting and disconcerting. The only object close to the womb of a home. Yet a far away archipelago revealing their scattered parts with time. My brother is the keeper of all my secrets and the lost librarian. He is also my father’s pectorals as […]

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