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Das Urteil (by Mitch Sisskind)
Black hour of your constellation In February, war still on, nightOf terrifying Outer Drive towardUniversity of Chicago environs. It could not have been easy. I condemn you to death by drowning!
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What should circus be? Maroussia Diaz Verbrèke and “Le troisième cirque” [by Paul Tracy Danison]
Maroussia Diaz Verbrèke tries to go through an old playbook with Le Troisième cirque. Photo©Erwan Soyer How is circus different from other “live performance,” or, as you say in French, from other types of…
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Schmaltzy Spotlight / Stacey Harwood-Lehman: The case for cooking and kasha in times of crisis
(Ed. note: On Monday, November 6, at the elegant Salmagundi Club, I was one of five who told stories inspired by Jewish cooking. The event was part of the Jewish Food Society's ongoing mission…
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Poet Spotlight: Ishmael Hope [by Kristina Marie Darling]
In anticipation of Tupelo Press’s forthcoming anthology project, Native Voices, I’m pleased to announce a series of posts honoring Indigenous poetry from North America. But first, I’d like to say a few words…
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The Stoic [by Mitch Sisskind]
Hello, I am immune to misfortune. Virtue is sufficient for my happiness. Passion is not my purview nor is Crying over spilled milk or laughingLike a horse my habitude. I guessYou’d call me a…
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Fragments 204-213 from Selected Squibs [by Alan Ziegler]
204. February 1967, Union College frigid quad, “Light My Fire” full blast from dorm open window. After the organ intro, “Light My Fire” from another room—a Doors round. Fraternity guys stop to listen. My…
