Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Rope
By J. Todd Hawkins. A t-shirt sold at Walmart reads "Rope. Tree. Journalist. Some assembly required."
Journalism in Verse
Chag Sameach, Y’all
By Jan Steckel. A poet celebrates a Hanukkah miracle as black women defeat Roy Moore in Alabama.
Origin of Words
By Amy Shaw. Trump's Center for Disease Control has banned seven words, including fetus, transgender, and diversity.
Nuclear Love
By Jessamine Price. A poet living in South Korea explores the specter of human loss as nuclear threats intensify.
Dropped Stitch
By Megan Merchant. 600,000 American children are slated to lose their health insurance by next month.
Jerusalem of Gold
By Pesach Rotem. How to feel when a president you detest does what you feel is the right thing?
The Blue Driver
By Matthew Murrey. Football player Ryan Shazier faces a slow recovery while the wider world has other dangers.
The World is Wind, The World is Fire
By Anna Leahy. During California's record-breaking wildfire season, a poet waits for wind to become fire.