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The Commuter

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The Fragile Pride of the Displaced New Englander

Two poems by Abbie Kiefer

Apr 22 - Abbie Kiefer
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I May Be a Snake But I’ll Never Become Your Purse

Three anagram poems by Jia-Rui Cook

Mar 25 - Jia-Rui Cook
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Human Dignity Is Contraband in This Camp

Three poems by Troy Osaki

Mar 11 - Troy Osaki
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The Fragile Pride of the Displaced New Englander

Apr 22 - Abbie Kiefer

The World Needs More Single Mom Poems

Sep 10 - Ramona McCallum

The Token Black Mother in the Chuck E. Cheese Commercial

Jan 28 - Destiny Birdsong

Whisking Butter with the Best of Them

Feb 8 - Eliana Gies
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Finding My Voice Was Not on the Syllabus

Three poems by Jen Siraganian

Oct 8 - Jen Siraganian
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Brandy Is My Queer Fairy Godmother

Two poems by Oak Morse

Sep 10 - Oak Morse
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Love Is Written in the Geography of My Face

Two poems by Genevieve Hudson

Aug 20 - Genevieve Hudson
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God Is a Gator and He’s Watching Reruns

Two poems by Adele Elise Williams

Aug 6 - Adele Elise Williams
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The Color of the Year Is Chartreuse Shame

Two poems by Hafsa Zulfiqar

Jul 23 - Hafsa Zulfiqar
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My Strengths Are Primarily Avian

Two poems by Ori Fienberg

Jul 9 - Ori Fienberg
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The Realest Proposal You’ll Ever Receive

Two poems by Javier Sandoval

Jun 11 - Javier Sandoval
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The See-Through Heart of the Swallow

Seven tanka by Shizuka Omori, translated by Yuki Tanaka

May 21 - Shizuka Omori & Yuki Tanaka
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The Yam Peel’s Reinvention Has Nothing on Mine

Two poems by Hassan A. Usman

May 14 - Hassan A. Usman
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