by Nathan Dennis | Feb 4, 2023
Peter Lilly Here is your goodnight. Polite, hopeful And nothing before the sheer grey face Of sleepless nights, immeasurable, Unscalable like the marriage of business And compassion. Our bodies shed themselves Every seven years, our human race Is always...
by Nathan Dennis | Feb 4, 2023
Andrea D’Souza Frog on one hook, Toad on the other. The buyer decides who for left and for right. Or two of each creature, so always, they’re together. For each human ear, the pair on one bike like hills playing mountains that scratch the sky’s back, that...
by Nathan Dennis | Feb 4, 2023
Kell Renegar And like the blind men perched with hands outstretched Who sit on the observatory rails Their chins all pointed at the moon, they lept And fell upon the northern cliff’s cold gale And none of us know how they should be held, With mighty reverence...
by Nathan Dennis | Feb 4, 2023
Christy Jones for Vida “I hid from it. I mean, I ran to the garage.” Her beef stroganoff had paled, cooled As she spoke, stilted-steady, knowing the words Could exit and be their own creatures, not in cages But not free-range, either; in houses, properly...
by Nathan Dennis | Feb 4, 2023
Jessica Sherburn Let Cool Before Serving - Jessica Sherburn Jessica Sherburn is a teacher, writer, and clumsy hiker. She lives in Chicago with her two cats, Ollie and Davie. You can find her on Twitter at...
by Nathan Dennis | Jul 17, 2022
Ryan Keating “He reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with him.” Daniel 2:22 He knows what lies in darkness: Shadows slipping into closets With staccato steps whispering Conspiracy; Clumps of envying lizard beings...
