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The Commuter

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When It Gets Hot the Block Gets Loud

Two poems by Birch Wiley

Sep 9 - Birch Wiley
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A Frozen Bird Too Beautiful to Bury

Three prose poems by Mike Bove

Sep 2 - Mike Bove
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Even Good Boys Get a Little Bloody Sometimes

Two poems by Kate Stoltzfus

Aug 12 - Kate Stoltzfus
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When It Gets Hot the Block Gets Loud

Sep 9 - Birch Wiley

Crying on the Floor and Other Ways to Get Through It

Apr 7 - Elliott Vanskike

The Last Man I Loved Was a Woman

Jun 3 - Hua Xi

Oral Sex Is the Only Honest Prayer

Oct 29 - Andrea Jurjević
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You Can’t Trust a Skinny Messiah

"if jesus was fat" and "hide and seek," two poems by Mandy Shunnarah

Aug 8 - Mandy Shunnarah
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Let Me Tell You About All the Men I Beat Up

"Ornament Joy" and "Hook," two poems by Justine Chan

Jul 25 - Justine Chan
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This Apple Watch Is Clearly the Boss of Me

"Solo" and "Perennials," two poems by Phoebe Amanda

Jul 4 - Phoebe Amanda
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My God Has the Head of a Vulture

Two poems by Monica Rico

Jun 27 - Monica Rico
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I May Not Be Flaming But I Know Heat

"Duplexes for whatever is the antonym of coming out," poetry by Heejae Cho

Jun 13 - Heejae Cho
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Sasquatch at the End of the World

"Bigfoot Loses Heart" and "A Meditation," two poems by Mary Crockett Hill

May 30 - Mary Crockett Hill
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My Gender Won’t Fit in the Family Car

"KB’s Origin Story" and "Yebba’s Heartbreak," two poems by KB

May 2 - KB
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The Garden of Pain Needs a Good Hard Freeze

"A Snowy Day" and "Burrs," two poems by Paula Bohince

Apr 25 - Paula Bohince
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The Writing on the Uterus Wall

Two poems by Emily Franklin

Apr 18 - Emily Franklin
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