Five Poems by Steven Alvarez
0:44these are citizens of the united states championship / 0:49which is issued from former democratic fight hackers are children before you / 0:55think you have to have a very… More
The Taiga Syndrome
The man was right: the woman seemed determined to be found. Like Hansel or Gretel, or both, she had sprinkled the crumbs of words and telegrams in every telegraph… More
Four Poems by Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon
I have erased the general // in heather and purple. Spring / is in winter as I am in this dream / that is my life, where what I… More
The PEN Ten with Abdellah Taïa
"I have always functioned alone. I believe in a single voice changing the world. I don't place much trust in groups." More
Rewriting Marcos
In Mexico, I am an activist against violence; in the US, I am always against amnesia, but to be more geographically specific, in the Sonora desert, I am a… More
from IRL by Tommy Pico
Yr a garbage / person if you can’t / take a good photo, / is the underlying mess- / age of “gay” “culture” / in Brooklyn The concept /… More
Everyone is a Little Trans
Everyone is a forgotten hit record / Everyone is a little good at sex / Everyone is a little bad at gender More
The PEN Ten with Guillermo Gómez-Peña
"Artists and writers have envisioned parallel universes in which our contemporaries can engage in meaningful forms of freedom and creativity. In this sense, true democracy can only exist in… More
Mortal Gods in the Greek Sea
We had no idea that a livid war was advancing on us like a sandstorm. We were committed to life, not death. We believed in the near, not the… More
I Want So Desperately to be Finished with Desire
everyone drags all their past / lovers into bed // all their past beds / & public toilets & foil pipes / & park benches & cutlasses / &… More
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