Abecedarian on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
By Tan Tzy Jiun
“in murky waters, lotus plants / unbosom their hearts. pink capsules floating in clear waters.”
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Knee Length #7
By Khalisa Rae
In Knee Length, poet and journalist Khalisa Rae navigates the nuances of an inherited conservative legacy. Pulling from memories of her religious upbringing and education, family history, and matrilineal teachings, Knee Length is a history reimagined and excavated—a rebellious relearning of desire and respectability, family and faith.
PRAYER TO THE GOD OF MERCY
“We wait for a sign — I see each inhale and exhale / become all the moon phases she has witnessed.”
AFRICANAMERICAN’T SONNET
“Perhaps it is true what the poet said of love: how / My mouth a sheath, love & betrayal both are swords.”
First Date
By Dani Putney
“I’m the ultimate possibility, by which / I mean I wither beside my family tree.”
Texas-Louisiana Border Dive Bar
By Brett Hanley
“There’s a slot machine in the corner that speaks / in bible verses. A serpent loops itself around my ankle.”
Knee Length #6
By Khalisa Rae
In Knee-Length, poet and journalist Khalisa Rae navigates the nuances of an inherited conservative legacy. Pulling from memories of her religious upbringing and education, family history, and matrilineal teachings, Knee Length is a history reimagined and excavated—a rebellious relearning of desire and respectability, family and faith.
You Handed Me a Loaded Gun
“The cans with exit wounds // made of summer and twisted aluminum. Sky the color of aluminum, / bright body ready to tread its knots.”