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The Commuter

poetry

Now Welcoming All Bees Onboard the Flight

Two poems by Russell Brakefield

May 13 - Russell Brakefield
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The Delicious Hell of a New Jersey Sex Dungeon

Two poems by Nat Mesnard

May 6 - Nat Mesnard
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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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Now Welcoming All Bees Onboard the Flight

May 13 - Russell Brakefield

Why Do They Do This to Boys in America?

Jun 24 - Tyler Sowa

My Autism Has a Mighty Appetite

Jan 23 - [sarah] Cavar

Questions for My White Therapist

Aug 2 - Vasantha Sambamurti
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My Mother’s Death Is a Government Disaster

Two poems by Nicholas Montemarano

Jan 22 - Nicholas Montemarano
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In My Heart, I’m Always Princess Peach

Two poems by Abbie Kiefer

Jan 15 - Abbie Kiefer
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If Sylvia Plath Wrote “Wild Geese”

Two poems by Erin Lyndal Martin

Dec 11 - Erin Lyndal Martin
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I Hope My Funeral’s a Fucking Mess

A poem by Kaia Ball

Nov 27 - Kaia Ball
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Who Needs a Date When I’ve Got a Microwave

"Hinge," a poem by Xinyue Huang

Nov 13 - Xinyue Huang
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One Day the Rice Cooker Won’t Live on the Floor

Two poems by Winshen Liu

Nov 6 - Winshen Liu
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I Told My Therapist I Put the Bi In Bipolar

Two poems by Bleah Patterson

Oct 23 - Bleah Patterson
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The Beauty and Audacity of Black Detroit

Two poems from GOOD DRESS by Brittany Rogers

Oct 9 - Brittany Rogers
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Dreaming About Crosstown Traffic From Prison

“The Roads,” a poem by John DiMenna

Sep 18 - John DiMenna
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