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A Letter to the Past, a Poem by Nana Amma Adomaa Abrefa

Mama, do not weep for the flower that withered in the cold, for I have bloomed anew

Oct 4, 20231 min read

Even Jesus Asked Where God Was, a Poem by Renee Emerson*

Each week the technician presses the wand across my womb. I know better than to ask for interpretations, the half-heart still flickering,...

Oct 4, 20231 min read

At the Professor’s Table, a Poem by Sarah-Kate Simons*

we are asleep inside ourselves. we know you when the dawn sneaks in on a sleeping forest and catches her unawares; we struggle to find...

Oct 4, 20231 min read

In Pursuit of the Things that Don’t Demand my Demise, a Poem by Chisom Charles Nnanna*

I’m not ungrateful to the days the sun was darker than the gathering of a thousand nights, and the nights the moon was as timid as a...

Oct 4, 20232 min read

As Fate Uncuffs Another Dawn, a Poem by Chisom Charles Nnanna*

"Listen to me. There will be a day when the world will need you most — be alive on that day." - Michael Wasson. I don’t disagree that...

Oct 4, 20231 min read

Scars, a Poem by Chris White*

cut from events and ensuing wounds, body helpless, intently attuned. fragile afflictions, tender and bruised, crouch and hide, any...