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Jose Padua: Another Friday Night Lost in My Head vs. the Collected Songs of the Filipino Genius

the people have
heard enough of everything
that’s real and want nothing
more than something
that’s easy to believe

April 19, 2024 · Leave a comment

Kathryn Levy: At the End of the World

she keeps washing the dishes—they
have to be clean for the
dinners of tomorrow—
and watching explosions
in some distant country

May 30, 2022 · 9 Comments

Dawn Potter: Heat Wave

a squirrel is hurling insults, and beneath his screeches the cicadas
insist and sigh, insist and sigh, unmoved by his grandiloquent snit.

September 13, 2021 · 8 Comments

Connie Post: Iron Will

I still see her, standing there
fastening a floral apron
tripping on the cord of her own life

March 4, 2020 · 1 Comment

Brenda Butka: Manifesto

Before the revolution, later today, I must admire the chiffon sky, Read a story and the weather report, Feed the fish, find a card for a thank you note. Before … Continue reading

July 12, 2018 · 5 Comments

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