Kristen Williamson “A Pretty Face”
Kristen Williamson A Pretty Face Fall for a pretty face fall for the eager woman begging to please fall for her long before you fall for me. Kristen Williamson fancies herself a poet, others seem to...
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Keith Nunes Labelling She walked into the hospital married came out a widow label flapping at her collar. Keith Nunes believes he is here but everyone else believes he’s somewhere else.
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Deonte Osayande Microaggressions To be told you’re so articulate, to hear how smart you are as if you’re not supposed to be, to be told what you are despite your opinion, to hear a welcome to the...
View ArticleWilliam Cullen, Jr. “The Art of Leaving”
William Cullen, Jr. The Art of Leaving Follow a stream long enough and you’ll reach the sea whether you’re a cloudburst or just gentle rain lay yourself down and let the earth take you home. The...
View ArticleBradley Samore “History”
Bradley Samore History If you live with a person long enough and listen to them deeply, their wrinkles become legible, a language revealing history. Bradley Samore currently lives in North Carolina and...
View ArticleJonathan May “autofill”
Jonathan May autofill Here I am Googling Beyoncé at quarter ’til one while half a world over someone else wakes up in the middle of the night to pee and also Googles Beyoncé on their phone, all proper...
View ArticleM. A. Istvan, Jr. “Haciendo fría”
M. A. Istvan, Jr. Haciendo fría En las épocas anteriores a la refrigeración alguien tenía que haber pensado para sentarse la sandía, las uvas— estos y otros—en la corriente, desbloquear los gustos...
View ArticleIan Brand “Early Group Portrait”
Ian Brand Early Group Portrait Inside the black bottle, aboard a microscopic ship dissolving as painlessly as aspirin among a crew that bickers without end. Ian Brand is keepin’ it real on the wheels...
View ArticleSteve Klepetar “One Day”
Steve Klepetar One Day Nothing occurs but sky, that blue illusion, and a white light headache, tightness in the upper back snaking slowly into pain, and behind that, music – sea songs rising from a...
View ArticleMicki Blenkush “Two Ships, Long Marriage”
Micki Blenkush Two Ships, Long Marriage What, if anything, can be said when you arrive at 4:00 a.m. to our bed where I have stalked alone into dreams I would have preferred to share but instead you’ve...
View ArticleJohn Grey “When the Wife’s Away”
John Grey When the Wife’s Away The dirty dishes are stacked in the sink like a pyramid and the archaeologist will be home any day now. John Grey adapts to occasions as they arise, subtly if at all...
View ArticleJohn Grey “On Running into My Ex at a Restaurant “
John Grey On Running into My Ex at a Restaurant She greeted me with the forced smile of a defeated tennis player. shaking the hand of her opponent at the net. John Grey adapts to occasions as they...
View ArticleLysbeth Em Benkert “Doing the Math”
Lysbeth Em Benkert Doing the Math I have covered half the distance between us and half that again and again, but I still can’t tou ch y o u . Lysbeth Em Benkert is a long-term transplant to the upper...
View ArticleHowie Good “Changing My Password”
Howie Good Changing My Password I’m just switching a couple letters around, unsure about each, suspecting each, a shirtless man braving golf ball-sized hail. Howie Good is moving to another tower down...
View ArticleThe Editors “Vacation”
The Editors Vacation Your poems are important to us, but One Sentence Poems will be on vacation until June 6. Dale Wisely and Elizabeth McMunn-Tetangco are the editors of One Sentence Poems.
View ArticleRoy Dorman “Waiting Just a Little”
Roy Dorman Waiting Just a Little The porch light is on, and the key is still under the potted geranium in the corner, but I no longer sleep on the couch waiting for you. Roy Dorman would like to have...
View ArticleMonica Flegg “Four Letter Word Beginning With P”
Monica Flegg Four Letter Word Beginning With P It’s end of the year chaos plus prom season, so I know I’m not the only parent so tired I can’t even make a left turn. Monica Flegg walks dogs of various...
View ArticleTrivarna Hariharan “Bequeaths”
Trivarna Hariharan Bequeaths When in your hands, even an autumn’s leaf comes to grow a sieve of light. Trivarna Hariharan is an undergraduate student whose work appears in Alexandria Quarterly,...
View ArticleTrivarna Hariharan “Mimesis”
Trivarna Hariharan Mimesis In the branches of a darkening tree, an evening bird catches the light of its own shadow Trivarna Hariharan is an undergraduate student whose work appears in Alexandria...
View ArticleMichelle Granville “Religious fatigue:
Michelle Granville Religious fatigue Where bed is God, yawning is prayer. Michelle Granville is finally ready to consider trying.
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