Issue One

Niko Bear

(I saw the) Elephant

Spiteful Natasha told Dmitri
I never saw an elephant
when I went to Leningrad. (...)

Brokenworld

They speak of shameful things
in the brokenworld
where arms and legs and heads
fall away into limepits (...)

Edward Peterson

Waking Jack

Said Sophie to Jack,
"Do you feel
distant from your family?" (...)

poetry

maybe there hung a light on a pole in an alley
and maybe it made just the top of the car shine
and maybe there was a cricket that chirped for its life
as the days turned cold (...)

Sylvia Silberger

Godel's Ghost

We,
the aged fragments
of hope, fear, love and loss,
on this last tree
wait,(...)

Janet Richards

Camera Shake

one aboriginal activist released from jail
two house fires: no injuries
three mayors(...)

Becoming acquainted with Laura

Laura tells me she used to wear clothes
four sizes too big.
She wanted to be invisible.
She had children early while friends were educated,
her husband passed away.(...)

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Stary Night Angry Nude & New Land

by Alex C.

 

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Defining Things

by Stef

Ordinary people like Tina and Mike have always existed. Folks, who care for their children, care for their parents; family is first. They observe traditional role models, they are honest, decent -- they work hard. (...)