literature + art magazine
artist: rosa picnic by Margarita Serafimova The Grave If my father is in it, the whole world is also there, headed by me – a fanfare. Along Athinas I was leading my heart by my hand. It was walking slowly as it was growing wings. ___ Margarita Serafimova was shortlisted for the Montreal International Poetry…
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artist: Evan Sloan by Heidi Slettedahl Loneliness Loneliness a white sheet drawn over me at night, my naked body unaccustomed to the weight River’s Edge I’ve never swum in a river for fear of tides and my dead uncle. My father made us learn to swim in pools even as he stood on the edge,…
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artist: alis laura by Gerard Sarnat Oedipal Inadequate dad’s persona of perfection is a projectile. Have Faith? Canon, curse, sermon, tongues, discourse, dharma, bible — ishkabibble ___ Gerard Sarnat is a physician who’s built and staffed homeless and prison clinics as well as a Stanford professor and healthcare CEO. He won the Poetry in the…
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Artist: Olivia Steele by Jacinta Carter your tongue in my mouth tasting what I cannot say consuming my words your fingers on mine sliding down to grab my wrists bruising my pale skin your teeth in my flesh releasing my sigh of pain begging to be hurt your hand on my throat trapping your name…
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