Van Gogh Hopes in Arles V.C. Myers __________ “Hope is in the stars” -Vincent Van Gogh In his virgin canvas, Van Gogh sawnocturnes, the many vistas of Arles,his Bouches-du-Rhône market, adelirious delicatessen tasted onlyfrom a distance, far away from thebustling Café Terrace crowd—hisdream of a coffeehouse artist colonydashed by his…
Read MoreTouching the Truth Claire Scott __________ In this version the woman in the grey Burberry suit overslept/barely time for a shower/didn’t leave home till ten/ In this version she forgot her phone/left it on the counter/couldn’t text while driving and drinking coconut water/ In this version she was living weeks…
Read MoreEleanor Levine __________ Liza’s Tattoo A radical mix of Godand birth exhumed fromtrees and birds and skies andman hemmed from his soul:the means to a deity unearthed,sewn through the veins ofskin in intermediate moments ofamity and reprieve __________ Stephanie’s T-shirts She wears LSD cats,Jack Kerouac unshaven,Alf and Harry Potter.I inherit…
Read MoreThe Fate of Bodies as Explained by JoAnne, Age 4 Katie Kehoe __________ My teacher. She told. She told me about atoms. They’re smaller than this dinosaur. This marble. I lost my marble when my mom took it. She took it and she said that it was dangerous. I once…
Read MoreThe Eroding Iron of Memories Replenished Shome Dasgupta __________ for Clementine A sift through solemn eyes, the anger undoing,A turn or twist of mosaic bark upon the banks of ridden rivers, When twirling violet petals land, heavy and muddied,When a pup becomes a striped stray kitten with ceaseless paws, The…
Read MoreDorothy Chan __________ Dear Lady, Stop Gifting Me Lip Balms and Hand Cream “I don’t mean to pry, but have you ever beenon a date?” my brother’s girlfriend asks me but now I’ve lost it, because I know whatshe really means is “I’ve never heard you it’s complicated, and I…
Read MoreTrying to Make the 2.5-Hour Drive to the Trailhead Before Rain Mary Ardery __________ I drive a group of women into the wet woods of the Pisgah Forest to dry out from booze, pills, and syringes. On the 20-mile stretch before we reach the interstate, one client says gas stations…
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