Volume 5 – Poetry
involuntary pumplove: Three poem by Shelby Pinkham
Three erasure poems by Shelby Pinkham: “delusion,” “psychosis,” and “involuntary pumplove”
“Mid-nite lunacy” poem by Sarah Brooks
“Mid-nite lunacy” visual poem by Sarah Brooks
Not the Wound: Two poems by Heather Brown Barrett
Poems “A Vulgar Mouth,” and “Heavy Upheaval, I Am” by Heather Brown Barrett
“Russia Is” poem by Laila Freeman
“Russia Is” visual poem by Laila Freeman
“3 (not so) simple questions” poem by Susan Justiniano / Art by Sunny Moxin Chen
Poem by Susan Justiniano & Art by Sunny Moxin Chen3 (not so) simple questionsWhat are you doing here? I fill this space in anticipation of who or what willreach mechange memake me better so that I, in turn,can share that universal wisdomwith another create a chain...
“NOTES TO THE GHOST OF A SUICIDE NOW NAMELESS” poem by Arya F. Jenkins / Larissa Boni
Poem by Arya F. Jenkins & Art by Larissa Boni NOTES TO THE GHOST OF A SUICIDE NOW NAMELESS I think you are finally doneDone heading into the moorsTo catch traces of your lost selvesNo more peeking into the heartsOf gloomy poets on the edgeTo whisper your...
Eyes look: Two poems by Karen L. George / Art by Aziya Murat
Poems “Emily Carr’s Zunoqua of the Cat Village, 1931,” and “Mysteries by Lee Krasner, 1972,” by Karen George, accompanied with Aziya Murat’s “Wildest Dreams,” art series.
Numbness” Michele Rule / Art by Manuela Mordhorst
Poem by Michele Rule & Art by Manuela Mordhorst NumbnessMedication some mental state no more feeling no more feelings antidote or escape touch means little thought flows meaningless care flung to one side hangs limp like dirty laundry over the chair unnoticed...
Deep dark: Two poems by Karla Linn Merrifield / Art by IAM
“Reality Check” and “Too Pieces” by Karla Linn Merrifield, and “wormhole,” art series by IAM
“Alison Turner Plant Questions” poem by Nicelle Davis
Alison Turner Plant Questions by Nicelle DavisWhen a potted plant tilts to the left, does it need more soil or love? 1You realizing you grew up in a cult, real time, is seeing robins fall like hail. Who is the source? My car is dented with the imprints of sky shadows....
“the physics of reality” poem by Lorelei Bacht / Art by Molly Peter
Poem by Lorelei Bacht & Art by Molly Petersthe physics of realitythe blue tune of twilight, the white of my dresses, layer upon layer of petticoats, of tuberoses, to cover the song of my heart – he knows: the red of me, which gives him an unfair advantage. the...
Too blessed: Two poems by Carla Cherry / Art by MOSAZ (Zijun Zhao)
Poems “Under the New Moon” and “Peril” by Carla Cherry / Art by MOSAZ (Zijun Zhao)