Bob Hicok – To do, ta da

To do, ta da The leak is gone. I substituted pipe dope for Teflon tape and the leak is gone. I fixed it. Fixed it and did a little dance in my head. I see why people become plumbers or mechanics or doctors: the little dance, and something to do with their hands, a certain […]

Lisa Bellamy – Moths

Moths From A New Book of Beasts Long ago, they formed in blue-black space; before butterflies appeared. Even now, Milky Way’s gamma rays power their off-white wings, but you call them Drab, and Nuisance. No. Call them Subtle Beauty. They skip showy flutters, air shows, flouncy dips, and so forth. When you sleep— their respite […]

Hannah Polinski – berlin self-help hotline

berlin self-help hotline         why, americans are you           the saddest people?          when germans      get upset               they just       accept it, don’t read        a fucking book         or listen            to idiots        on podcast          yet again,      a vagabond tripping            on piss     stained              concrete           i      wonder      was it the           pants         pills         partners too much thinking?    the lack            of bed         spare change        […]

Kate Peper – Viral Video: Woman On All Fours

Viral Video: Woman On All Fours She backs her naked ass up to the broken hydrant’s spray, Market Street. A black bra rolled over her tits. Slaps soft soap on her thighs, rubs up and down, then pump, pump, slap, rub and repeat. She’s all business. I think, If she needs to get a john’s […]

Tim Hunt’s Western Where, Reviewed by Vivian Wagner

Tim Hunt Western Where Broadstone Books Reviewer: Vivian Wagner Tim Hunt’s poetry collection, Western Where, examines both real and imagined wests, looking for glimmers of truth that lie between western myths. It’s grounded in the realities of the modern west—with its guns and single-wide trailers and diesel trucks—even as it looks backwards and sideways at […]