Five Poems
BY Joseph GranthamIssue #1, Poetrybank robbery #8
i was a professional baseball player
known for my bunting
she pronounced boise like
‘boy-see’
i pronounced boise like
‘boy-zee’
someone could have written
a song about us
it would have been a hit
and it would…
Two Poems
BY CL YoungIssue #1, PoetryPHOTO OF A VASE SMASHED ON PAVEMENT
when you wake up
too early
unable to explain
what sleep took
I don't know
what else to drop
or what to do
with the time
between now
and when
the snow stays
through July
just to show
which flowers
live…
BLACK HEART BLACK
HEART BLACK HEART
BY Adam SoldofskyIssue #1, Poetry what were we
talking about
when the door
swung open
on the mystery
we were describing
i think
the same thing
differently
the way i see it
good and evil
harmonize
more or less
in us
the way you see it
beauty pulls
hiddenness
over…
HEART BLACK HEART
Two Poems
BY Shy WatsonIssue #1, PoetryANTIFREEZE
whatever
i guess i am
imagery
early 2000’s?
white lincoln
towncar i drive behind
because i am too drunk
to drive (without you)
ahead of me
in your car
i get it in my dreams
i pull over on the exit
make my friends drive
immediately…
Two Poems
BY Angie Sijun LouIssue #1, PoetryYesterday I was freaking out
And you said don't look
at the faces behind
the counter just look
at me. Look at me
not the moon so full
like it ate too
much. Last week a slivered
hangnail, now a belly
swollen, a pixel
darkly, drop of…