Initial Transmission 12.92.09:36
“The moon a waning crescent, / the earth a turquoise clock ticking into Capricorn, // landing scheduled, solstice Monday.”
The Year of Little Harvest
By Aman Alam
“He pressed his thumb into an apple / as if testing a bruise on the body of the world. / At dusk the fields turned the color of old bronze.”
A Scientist’s Sonnet
By Ashley Mo
“Sweet-mouthed, this child— / a jukebox of fissures, built upon a mother’s wilting smile.”
Insecticide
By Carina Solis
“this is the second morning i’ve brushed my tongue / in spit. the stink of panic worse”
Featured Poetry
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Deadlines: April & May 2026
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Homograph
“has the widow given birth to new beings / or / has the widow given birth to fragments / of her loss”
LA VIRGEN DE GUADALUPE APPEARS IN MY BATHROOM MIRROR
“Guadalupe tells me to pull it together! Time to chingona up, mija! / She palms my red nail polish and adorns her nails with OPI’s drop it like it’s hawt.”