Take Care of the Old Man, by Kahlo Smith
Before the vet’s house call
My tears perfumed your fur—
My wet dog remembering the river run
Your legs are too weak for today.
Pheromone Party, by Michael Montlack
Leave it to the gay guys
who, like John Waters,
have a knack for making
even the trashy playful.
When I said yes to men, and I did, in the way of pulling loose the fog, by Reece Gritzmacher
When I said yes to men, and I did, in the way of pulling loose the fog,
Two Poems, by Jonathan Aibel
Disheveled, rangy, I could climb
the apple tree that bloomed obsessively
when days warmed and as summer cooled
dropped small bug-eaten fruit
Cumin Cake – a Sonnet, by Megan Cartwright
Unholy union of convection and
convenience: Microwave Cookery.
A love letter to the 1980s.
‘Sour Cream Cherry Cake’, page 43,
[cockroach oil] by Elaine Chung
it was part of your life for so long, you never realized it was supposed to be disgusting
it was never disgusting to you. it is not disgusting now.
Cheddar Moon, by Aleyna Rentz
My first crush killed a man in Ohio. His name was Taylor;
the crush, not the man, whose name I do not know.
1992, by Josh Lefkowitz
That was the year
I dressed up as confident
I loved my best friend
but candy more
Three Poems, by Jeannine Hall Gailey
It will happen on a sunny day when other thingsare happening that are more important
Two Poems, by Christina Beasley
It was the day of the dead. We pitchedour discreet rows of canvas mausoleums;
A Ghost Story, by p. e. garcia
the ghost is a presence defined by negative space, a nothingness gripping your leg, your waist, your lungs, your throat, your tongue, creating a silence surrounded by static.
The Adversary, by Chad Frame
I walk into the confessional booth.
I haven’t been in at least a decade,
and, between you and me, I should confess
Ghost Sonnet (for Bronson), by Michelle Betters
When you died everyone came home
to fill up the church.
Two Poems, by Holly Karapetkova
My son is afraid of zombies. He runs into my room at night. They're going to eat my brains! They’ll come in through the windows while we’re sleeping and eat our brains!