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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

My Autism Has a Mighty Appetite

Jan 23 - [sarah] Cavar

Questions for My White Therapist

Aug 2 - Vasantha Sambamurti

Frida Deserved Better Than Diego’s Coconut

Dec 10 - Danilo Marin
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Hope Is a Wrecking Ball

Two poems by Sarah Carson

Sep 4 - Sarah Carson
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I’ve Been Diagnosed With Blackness

Two poems from 2000 BLACKS by Ajibola Tolase, winner of the 2024 Cave Canem Prize

Aug 28 - Ajibola Tolase
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The Unspeakable Cruelty of the Left Hand

Two poems by Zen Ren

Aug 14 - Zen Ren
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Which Hedge Fund Owns the Sea?

Two poems from THE MURMURING GRIEF OF THE AMERICAS by Daniel Borzutzky

Jul 31 - Daniel Borzutzky
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God Only Exists in Hell, Michigan

Two poems by Jordan Hamel

Jul 24 - Jordan Hamel
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Darling, I Always Leave a Mark

Two poems by Ali Shapiro

Jul 10 - Ali Shapiro
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The Space Between Pika and Chu

Two poems by Ty Raso

Jun 19 - Ty Raso
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Taxonomy Can’t Classify My Fruiting Body

Two poems by Lauren Moseley

May 22 - Lauren Moseley
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Will the Real Mary Please Stand Up?

Three poems by Mary Jo Bang

May 1 - Mary Jo Bang
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