Dinachi Ikenna Dike is a graduate of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and lives and writes in Lagos. As We Walked Home By Dinachi Ikenna Dike As we walked home, I did not notice the ramshackle stores Facing the school on Baale street Or the people who patronized them. If a bike man sped past, […]
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Brian Eichenlaub’s most recent poem to appear here was “Aphonia” (October 2016) ir·re·deem·a·ble By Brian Eichenlaub Souls shattered, Shards splintered, Horses mounted, Kings gathered, Fingers bloodied, Pieces missing
Lies
John Swetnam’s work has appeared in Proteus, Berkeley Fiction Review, Blast Furnace, Kestrel, Review Americana, and Carnival. He is currently revising a novel set in Guatemala. Lies By John Swetnam Someday, surrounded by lies, I will leave this house we’ve made our own. The children, careful to be optimistic, Will speak with phony certainty of […]
Wishing For Hindsight
Julie Ellinger Hunt’s most recent poem to appear here was Soon. (October 2016) Wishing For Hindsight By Julie Ellinger Hunt I have to use my mind as I walk down the proverbial street. Gritty sidewalks beneath me. Sounds of cities melded, passers-by blurry faces, their skin more like ash than skin. Buildings creep and sway, their […]
Mr. Tewksbury
Marc Carver’s most recent poem to appear here was “Shrine” (October 2016) Mr. Tewksbury By Marc Carver The old man sits in the wheel chair he is colorless and grey at the same time if they folded the wheelchair in half they would not need to take him out. They could fold him up and put […]
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