I Should’ve Taken a Right Turn at Albuquerque
I am haunted by the question of whether / I would want a pill to make me sleep or a chance / to break free. Every time I wish… More
This is Where
I’m from where silence is normal and / punitive. / Hugs are warm and forced Catholicism still / weighs heavy on my mother’s shoulders. / At 73—the burden has… More
Run Chile Run
I don't like this place / Locks on the cabinets / And cable cords strapped around da refrigerator's waist / She doesn't like my face / Even, when I’m... More
Glimpse: Year 26, 2016
There’s a lot of gray / in what’s left of my hair— / my George Jefferson tonsure / monks somewhere still wear / ... / Styling changes I spied… More
The PEN Ten with sam sax
I do have more to say about what a good writer is and ought to do, which I think carries many of the same qualities as a good person.… More
The PEN Ten with Laura Swearingen-Steadwell
At its heart, the emotional truth of a poem matters the most. In nonfiction, a fact is a fact is a fact. The end. More
The Art Buyer
I used to teach but now I work “in start-up tech” / And I’m trying to turn back. / The company I work for just fired half of everyone… More
from A Parade
the cat is the perfect serendipity of a moment, ashy undulation, heavy sluggish eyes, a couple of idle legs and illusory smell, all of it strangely seductive… More
Two Poems by Jameson Fitzpatrick
If just one thing about me / I will not change / were different—taller, more man, / more woman, a bottom— / my body could be beautiful, I think,… More
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