Panopticon – Poems by Ashalatha
Translated from Malayalam by Ra Sh
A. In the time of Cholera
As God observed from the observation tower,
two kids, boy and girl, barely out of...
Poems by Michael T. Smith
Narrative
Behind some craggy hill,
hectoring me around,
I passed an Obshchina, in which
everyone was happy.
The sculptor
gave me a smile and sent me on,
but...
Poems by Christina Petrides
Drugstore Blues
My grandma noisily swigged dregs
of chocolate shake through a limp straw.
Flavored milk filmed her empty glass.
“I’m playing the drugstore blues,”
she declared...
“Cityscapes” – Tanka by Gabriel Rosenstock
Gabriel Rosenstock’s Tanka Series – 6
1. Jodhpur
freedom fighters, beloved
did they fight
for polluters exchanging
sweet nothings on small screens
...
Two Poems by Clifford Venho
At the Edge of the World
I prepare at my altar of stone
wrap the night in the fingers
of prayer I create the cup
from...
Poems by Oisin Breen
Origin Myths
Those lust plucked melodies,
Sung snug beneath the eiderdown,
As we titter to each other
...
Four Poems by José Luis Álvarez Escontrela
Ezra Pound Writes His Elegy
The winter arrived early on the doorsteps,
little ponds of stars freeze beneath thy feet
as the last sun dies on the...
Poems By Henri Meschonnic
Translated by Gabriella Bedetti & Don Boes
I am a whirlwind
of meaning
I unravel
in what words
can no longer say
I am so full...
Poems by Connor Orrico
Note: The experimental poems below are accompanied by the poet's note (in italics) about their style & construction.
* Dromic
I did
live doom
as a
mood...
Public Body – By Mariela Cordero
Translation by Aaron Devine
I don’t inhabit a country; I inhabit a body
—broken—
meekly unfurling
over voracious ruins
and breathing the smoke of burnt days.
I don’t inhabit a...