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Capitalism by Elaine Fowler Palencia published in Rattle, August 18, 2021 Along the two-lane blacktops of my childhood we stopped to buy...

Christmas, 1970 by Sandra M. Castillo published in her book, My Father Sings, to My Embarrassment, White Pine Press We assemble the...

Chanukah Lights Tonight by Steven Schneider published in his 2000 book, Prairie Air Show, Talking River Publications Our annual prairie...

Cherries in Winter by Claudette Mork Sigg When the fruit came in, my mother went on binges. She spent the night canning, naked, in the...

Evening Meal by Tiffany Midge Mushrooms are seekers. They sweat in a pan of garlic and butter, fuss, bicker and toss— toughing it out...

An Old Man Performs Alchemy on His Doorstep at Christmastime by Anna George Meek published in her book, Acts of Contortion (2002) Cream...

Written on a Bathroom Wall in Rome by Gráinne Tobin published in Banshee, Issue #3, Autumn/Winter 2016 This window is kept open: the...

Whir by Marjorie Power published in Peacock Journal, 2017 Preparing to market our last house we sort mugs, linens, boots, books, hooks in...

To Memory, a Pantoum by Jacinta White published in Change Seven Magazine, Issue 2.1 His favorite tie hangs on the back of the wicker...

Butter by Elizabeth Alexander published in her 1996 book, Body of Life My mother loves butter more than I do, more than anyone. She pulls...

Turkeys by Mary Mack published in her book, Breaking the Fever (Marsh Hawk Press) One November a week before Thanksgiving the Ohio river...

When Giving Is All We Have by Alberto Ríos One river gives Its journey to the next. We give because someone gave to us. We give because...

Conversation with a Fireman from Brooklyn by Tess Gallagher He offers, between planes, to buy me a drink. I’ve never talked to a fireman...

When My Gender is First Named Disorder by torrin a. greathouse published in The Indianapolis Review Do they mean this as a synonym for...

Recuerdo by Edna St. Vincent Millay We were very tired, we were very merry— We had gone back and forth all night on the ferry. It was...

Why I Have a Crush On You, UPS Man by Alice N. Persons published in her book, Don't Be A Stranger you bring me all the things I order are...

The Mother Writes to the Murderer: A Letter byNaomi Shihab Nye To you whose brain is a blunt fist pushed deep inside your skull whose...

Theme in Yellow by Carl Sandburg I spot the hills With yellow balls in autumn. I light the prairie cornfields Orange and tawny gold...

The Survivor by Primo Levi Once more he sees his companions' faces Livid in the first faint light, Gray with cement dust, Nebulous in the...

What Haunts Us by Annie Phan published in Rust & Moth, Autumn 2020 In the villages of my grandmother, they warn you of the child who...