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Category: poetry

poetry

Waves

Submitted by Thamer Linklater. Continue reading Waves

ContributorOctober 7, 2020October 7, 2020
poetry

Playlist

A collection of poems by Katherine Nawilis. Continue reading Playlist

ContributorMay 5, 2020
poetry

puppeteer

no one would see the water fill my throat Continue reading puppeteer

Victoria ConwayApril 29, 2020August 27, 2020
poetry

fairy tales

Red and blue make purple, right? Continue reading fairy tales

Victoria ConwayMarch 17, 2020April 28, 2020
poetry

Saudade

Pick me! Pick me! Continue reading Saudade

Sydney WongFebruary 5, 2020April 28, 2020
poetry

Alternate Universe in which I Grow Up in a Small Town

In the alternate universe, I never wish to see myself bleed. Continue reading Alternate Universe in which I Grow Up in a Small Town

rachelkirkkJanuary 30, 2020April 28, 2020
poetry

you told me not to burn my bridges

tell me about how you pulled bodies from the lake: faces thinly veiled by a sheet of oblivion Continue reading you told me not to burn my bridges

Victoria ConwayNovember 2, 2019April 27, 2020
poetry

Refinding Voice

But those lips were not always sewn shut like the bottom of your mother’s jean skirt you tore as he pulled you over a barbed wire fence. Continue reading Refinding Voice

rachelkirkkSeptember 27, 2019April 27, 2020
poetry

my teacher Ms. Nola

Her veins are rivers and streetcars, with their lurching lungs, wood platted seats covered in the slippery sweat of thighs. Continue reading my teacher Ms. Nola

natalieholdSeptember 25, 2019April 27, 2020
poetry

the touch of a man

I am mine and mine alone, despite the sins that have settled into my bones Continue reading the touch of a man

Victoria ConwaySeptember 24, 2019April 27, 2020

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