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“And for the Record” [by Lawrence Joseph]
Revelations reoccurring, he who is babbling away in James Madison Plaza, in what goes around, what comes around, light made holy by the fury of the tears with which it…
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“Nostalgia” [by Amit Majmudar]
Once upon a time. Twice, on her parents’ bed. She freaked out when she found the human stain Dried rough in the rough shape of the male brain. Cautious ever after, after that she…
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Balloon Shop by [Matthew Yeager]
"Tell me what you know about dreaming" – Kid Cudi Nearly as often as not when I walk by the balloon shop on your block I have this drawn-out…
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Blurred Enchantment: A Review of Youna Kwak’s sur vie
sur vieYouna KwakFathom Books, 2020 Youna Kwak’s debut collection, sur vie, calls for a brazen ear to hear its Precambrian limbic music. Kwak’s poetry is like nothing being written today, rife with “black ruminations,…
