Murmuration
By Megan Merchant. Empathy for the caravan of migrants as they travel north in search of refuge. …
Fires
By Brooke Herter James. A self-proclaimed nationalist leads a nation on fire. …
Open Season
By Heidi Seaborn. Once a target of the Unabomber, a poet reflects on the bombs mailed to Democratic leaders this week. …
Guernica
By Edytta A. Wojnar. The Pentagon responds to the migrant caravan by dispatching hundreds of troops to the U.S.-Mexico border. …
The Crooked Way
By Mark Williams. “Do you think we’ll get out of here?” Mitch asks as we struggle toward the darkening plateau …
The Opposite of Supreme
By Yvonne Daley. #MeToo in the aftermath of an indifferent world. …
Awaiting Your Return
By Akua Lezli Hope. A ghazal for murdered Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi. …
Judicial Hearing Ghazal
By Kathleen Nalley. Circle November 6th on your calendars. …
Chambered
By John M. Bellinger. Is the chamber civil or criminal? …
Emergency Contact: Dispatches from the Tornillo Children’s Detention Camp
By Abigail Carl-Klassen. On a manufactured crisis of American proportions. …