There’s a tenderness at the end of this poem
“an uncle said the best thing to do to your loved / dead ones is to find them under the rubble. / plant them lillies.”
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Twilight Exequy
“one day i’ll trade god for his crimson-lipstick cadillac the permanent moon / and the sublime insignia his tires make kicking gravel down my drive.”
Highway Mothercode
“You tied a red string around my ankle, / saying this is how we will remember, // The faux-umbilical noose criminal”
Osteoporosis Ghazal
“The mug on the table reminds me / of myself: hairline fracture across its midline, out seeps the milk.”
Deadlines: August & September 2025
Every middle of the month: new deadlines, new contests, and new opportunities for your work to find its audience. Here is a roundup of ten submission opportunities with deadlines in the next two months.
Child’s Shoes
“water rushes, rises feel shoes begin-to-tear / me slip (like a fawn),”
The easiest way is to say it
“There is no one to call in the city / when night pulls the sharpest stars out of me,”
Cover Letter Basics
An introduction (or refresher) on how to write a submission cover letter, covering the “5Ws & 1H” questions.
Leaked Boat
“i tell them why wounds leave scars to outlive forgetfulness / to fit in any tense’s dresses”