Kimberly Ann Southwick __________ This Line Will Keep You Safe after Julia Brandenberger’s “Funeral For Expectations” | January 2, 2020 | Philadelphia, PA The women in the corridor with merry, choking laughter,are be-lit behind a door closed to us, caved in darkness,our backs against the studio walls, socked feet on…
Read MoreAnthony Okpunor is an emerging Nigerian writer who discovered poetry and writing in general, as a better form of self expression. He is a student of the University of Benin, Nigeria at the time. He was shortlisted for the 2019 Nigerian Student Poetry Prize. He was also shortlisted for the…
Read MoreJuleigh Howard-Hobson’s work has appeared in many places, including Think Journal, Great Weather for Media, Able Muse, Valparaiso Poetry Review, Prime Number Magazine, War Literature & The Arts, Consequence, and The Lyric. She is a Million Writers “Notable Writer” and has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, the Best of…
Read MoreAsh Goedker received her MFA in poetry at the University of Idaho where she was the Editor-in-Chief at Fugue. She was the winner of the University of Idaho’s Academy of American Poets Prize and a finalist in the 2016 Indiana Review ½ K Prize. Her poems have appeared in Breakwater…
Read MoreEleanor Boudreau is a poet who has worked as a dry-cleaner and as a radio reporter. Her first book, Earnest, Earnest? (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2020), won the Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize. Her poems have appeared in American Poetry Review, Tin House, Barrow Street, Waxwing, Willow Springs, FIELD, Copper…
Read MoreLeaving Leaf River by Hannah Kroonblawd The dining room’s hardwood floor was waxed so mirror-like that Rebekah could see her face reflected off it. Mom had never put down a rug, thinking it too expensive or too stuffy or too much like Jenna Fairchild’s dining room, all cut glass and…
Read MoreChristina Quintana (CQ) is a New York-based writer with Cuban and Louisiana roots. She is the author of the full-length play Scissoring (Dramatists Play Service) and The Heart Wants, a chapbook of poetry (Finishing Line Press). Her work has appeared in P.S. I Love You, Queen Mob’s Teahouse, PulpMag, and…
Read MoreWinter with Periwinkle by Redfern Boyd Summer gets all the glory. People talk about their lives changing during the hot months. Our season was winter, especially the limbo between Christmas and New Year’s. That time belonged to us, me and Periwinkle, and to our families, who lived the other eleven…
Read MoreJeffrey Alfier’s most recent book is Gone This Long: Southern Poems. The Shadow Field, another collection, is forthcoming from Louisiana Literature Press. His publication credits include The Carolina Quarterly, Copper Nickel, Midwest Quarterly, Permafrost, and Southern Poetry Review. He is co-editor of Blue Horse Press and San Pedro River Review.
Read MoreV.C. McCabe is an Appalachian poet, the author of Give the Bard a Tetanus Shot (Vegetarian Alcoholic Press, 2019), a Contributing Editor of Barren Magazine, and Social Media Manager of Animal Heart Press. Her work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and featured in exhibits and journals worldwide, including…
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