

Liberate Minnesota!
By Christian Garduno — Disturbance, uprising, underserved, underprivileged
rebellion, riot, disadvantaged, at-risk youth, eruption, melee
Aug 30, 2020


My Wife Died
By Dane Ince — During Covid 19, My wife died,
Cats sat on my lap, Purring,
I went to AA in Australia, I read poetry in Berlin
Aug 19, 2020


Both are True
By Matthew Miller — The maple is a green torch this morning, cardinal washing his beak in my coffee.
Aug 15, 2020


Ruh se Roobaroo
By S. Rupsha Mitra — Allow the exterior voices whizz past like parallax. Listen, deep within a rhythm plays – slowly
Aug 12, 2020


Masked Men
By Robert Knox — Those without masks are the least honest. You see them, pushing their way to the front
Aug 7, 2020


I Don’t Like Needles
By Caroline Lodge — We laugh behind our masks
and reach out with our
sanitized hands. Warmth and
Jul 26, 2020


Fear of Assault
By Dee Allen — I fear sudden weakness, I fear an assault, Worse than a hate crime, Worse than the occult
Jul 6, 2020


Coronavirus Has Nothing on Retirement
By John C. Krieg — This Thing is Getting Serious. In all seriousness, I know this is a legitimate National Emergency
And I must do what I c
Jun 23, 2020


I Am Angry
By Michael T. Smith — I am angry, and I do not like being who I am. I do not like
more than I can list here or
Jun 16, 2020


Breath • 呼吸 • Respiro • نفس
By Erin Liana Johnson —
I am newly conscious of my breath. I am picturing how lbronchioles and alveoli look
Jun 15, 2020


Fossil F-Ups
By Gerard Sarnat — Perhappened portmanteau
of frenzy-fed megachurch’s hifalutin well as cavalier
Jun 11, 2020


Zoom Fatigue
By Beth Kalikstein — Setting in is the Zoom fatigue. Since all day technology is out of my league, professionals have
Jun 4, 2020


Managing COVID-19 Through a Notepad
By Susan Erickson — April 25: “Your Mom has a temperature, probably COVID.”
Jun 1, 2020


Not Drowing
By Melissa Fritchle — My friend texted How’s your breathing? I replied, I am ok. Are you ok? Yes, he said.
Jun 1, 2020


Fortress of Light
By Aimee Harper — Even amidst this global pandemic, miracles continue to happen in the fortress of light.
May 28, 2020


You Must Get Ready
By Jenean McBrearty — You must stay home. The government says shelter. Quarantine. House arrest.
May 24, 2020


The Day the Ball Stopped Moving
By Dale Hosack — Wednesday, March 11. A day that will live in sports infamy. About 8:30 pm that night I
May 18, 2020


Love Amidst a Tragedy
By Walden Samkite — One wouldn’t expect to fall in love during a pandemic and worldwide shut down, but I
May 17, 2020




