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Thoughts of Endangered Paper

By Kenneth Nichols

Here I am, looking at this copy of a // two hundred-dollar book.

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this is about capitalism, and The Poet Sees Her Ex at Pride

By Emma Johnson-Rivard

duty pulled a mountain along lesser used roads. // time was ill-spent preparing workers for the crossing.

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good people on both sides, and running fingers through your hair, thin as feathers

By Kathleen Hellen

My dear trees, I no longer recognize you // The storm puts its mouth to the house

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Pray at the Altar of Delusion and Haiku Suite on the Nine Muses

By Disha Rajasekar

Look upon the simple life tinged by shades of emotions, all // of it a facade to entertain one’s own delusions.

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Someone Else's Grief and Job Before the Job

By Ace Boggess

I’ve never walked in driving rain // as she does now, the noise so sudden & // vast as to become its own silence.

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Blame the Lighter and Decoupage

By Zoe Nace

My left ear thrums every time my heart beats

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Presidents Day and Before Knocking

By Peter Leroe-Muñoz

Snowed in // and the power napping // like a fed puppy.

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Lament of the Perfectionist

By Julie Shulman

I am building a boat in the basement // and there are still so many details to work out.

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The Artist and a promise

By Vinay Ghodgeri

Gold splashes desperate over burning sienna, // The artist is choosing tobacco over bread.

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A Charred Crown

By RL Selden

Molek! Your holy fire consumes // the burning bush speaking these new riddles

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Glacier Kiss

By Tytti Heikkinen

Rime has settled on our wine fridge and the kitchen // island, making the quartz glacier shimmer in the // morning light.

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Political Theatre

By Francis Dylan Waguespack

On the evening of Tuesday, March 18, 2025, the State of Louisiana, under the direct orders of Governor Jeff Landry, executed Jessie Hoffman, Jr., age 46.