"America, shredded" by Padma Venkatraman
America, shredded "We can protect our children," we cry "Rip 'inclusive' books!" Bullets rip Blood-blanketed little bodies R.I.P. We cry....
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Aug 12, 20221 min read
"on learning to fly" by Jennifer Schneider
on learning to fly fresh wings seek flight as snow blankets flight and humans in flight seek fresh wings Jennifer Schneider 8/9/2022...
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Jul 5, 20221 min read
"I DREAM MY OWN BODY, MY OWN AGAIN" by Elizabeth Mercurio
I DREAM MY BODY, MY OWN AGAIN June 24, 2022 Before today my body was free— Rebel Bird Angel Wing Rebel Petal Float Free Rebel Before...
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cherrycastlepublis
Jun 10, 20221 min read
“theodicy,” “Bartimaeus,” and “Jochebed" by Dr. de’Angelo Dia
theodicy moment persevering each inhale a celebration each exhale a eulogy each persevering moment Bartimaeus On the surface of his eyes...
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May 20, 20221 min read
"What I Am Not" by Roberto Christiano
What I Am Not Skinny is a form I will never be. My screensaver’s a whale. My scales don’t disagree. My form will never be skinny. Roberto...
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May 16, 20222 min read
"the truth about karen" by Kenneth Carroll
the truth about karen (1972) in our kitchen, women are whispering i am not supposed to hear it is about karen, "women thangs" karen had...
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cherrycastlepublis
May 6, 20221 min read
“Another Flower Cut Down in Detroit” and "Unwinged" by Elizabeth Mercurio
Another Flower Cut Down in Detroit Cut down the body shadow like me dead shadow under black sun shadow Cut down the body *** Unwinged...
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cherrycastlepublis
Apr 24, 20221 min read
The Poetry of Jimmie Smith, Jr.
Artifacts Black men are becoming sunlit fossils within concrete exhumed fossils appear naked crumbled fossils are becoming sunlit Black...
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Apr 24, 20221 min read
The Poetry of Ingrid Bruck
on the ridge, spring peepers chorus windswept from the creek windswept up the hill windswept spring peepers chorus on the ridge Ingrid...
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cherrycastlepublis
Mar 16, 20221 min read
"Purple Pamphlet, Lavender Scare, 10450" by Jeffrey Lamar Coleman
Purple Pamphlet, Lavender Scare, 10450 Jeffrey Lamar Coleman is a professor of English at St. Mary's College of Maryland, editor of Words...
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cherrycastlepublis
Mar 15, 20221 min read
The Poetry of Hannah Zerai
I. in the night I crawl into your thoughts, and dawn shows me still brighter II. your stomach sits soft a place to bore and bury all my...
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May 7, 20211 min read
“they spoke for him (for george floyd)” by Brian Gilmore
they spoke for him (for george floyd) 1. (video) i do not doubt killing. neck. knee. doubt. breath. life. malice. doubt i do not. 2....
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Sep 5, 20191 min read
The Poetry of Jaime "Shaggy" Flores
Requiem for Charlottesville Tiki Torch WyPipo Hate Black People Like Trump Hates AOC Like Pence Hates LGBTQ Like Black People Hate Tiki...
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cherrycastlepublis
Jul 3, 20191 min read
"And the Train Went On" by Annie Ma
And the Train Went On Two boys holding hands hands on the train hands and punches bloody hands Two hands holding boys Annie Ma 7/3/2019...
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Jun 12, 20191 min read
“Two Pumps” by Elizabeth Jorgensen
Two Pumps I order skinny mochas, from Starbucks, from skinny baristas — emaciated, pinched, skinny, I order. Elizabeth Jorgensen...
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cherrycastlepublis
Mar 20, 20181 min read
“Stay” by Elizabeth Mercurio
Stay The lilies in the greenhouse shiver, done guitar heroin wallet done pen soil shotgun done the lilies in the greenhouse shiver....
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Feb 4, 20171 min read
"rivers to run" and "Wall" by Debasis Mukhopadhyay
rivers to run white lyrics spilling out, rivers to run heads crowing old swastika heads scraping cleansing bludgeoning heads spilling out...
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