issue 4
The poetry of Brian S. Ellis unravels, inverts, investigates, and complicates. His poems are radical koans and invitations to forego common narratives.
it’s touch-and-go with me and weddings
Dylan Krieger’s poetry is unflinching, grotesque, and beautiful. Her work tackles trauma, wrestles authority, and is a decadent sonic feast.
The new octopus at the children’s aquarium was named Athena, and as we waited for her to emerge, I thought of the almost-too-faint second line on the pregnancy test three days before.
I create images that are narrative, featuring visual schematics, relying on juxtaposition for contrast or disjuncture.
the man is stayed bent over the canvas
of my sofa. the man is me the man is him
self and I bring down the whip…