Crash Landing and Flight of the Unrequited
by Katie Reigner
Artist, designer, and teacher Katie Reigner tackles our fourth issue with two pieces of ... Read More.
we keep finding blood
by Matthew L. Thompson
I heard in a Black boy town / there was a pool filled / with red / and the white people
loved / splash... Read More.
Three Days Awake
By Shonda Buchanan
Day 1: I woke and opened my eyes to a quiet morning, trying to feel if it was the end of an era. I didn't want t... Read More.
Pantoum for Baltimore 1
by C. Kubasta
On the streets of the two cities is found
a pattern or practice of conduct that violates
the Constitution or... Read More.
We Are Still Here
By Erica Somerson
It is September 23, 2016, and you’re reading this because our classmates, faculty, campus, community, state, and... Read More.
"You're so White"
By Kayssie K of the Royal Integrity collective in response to Afua Ansong's poems
My melanin is not enough to hold my culture.
My tongu... Read More.
i hesitate
i know i will
before holding your hand
before kissing your cheek
in public
and for all of that i’m so sorry
all i want to do is move straight
... Read More.
I am not African
We need new names.
I am that Odum wood
the carpenter saws
for Darling’s bed.
See that Jacaranda popping
petals of lavender and grace?
I ... Read More.
The Gaumont
by Atar Hadari
My Mum kissed my Dad in the back of that mosque
When it was still the Gaumont —
They went to see Laurence Olivier play ... Read More.
A Short History of Hysteria
By Christina Shideler
It was the ancient Greeks who coined the term “hysteria”; Hippocrates, in fact. It means the disease of the ... Read More.
Liberty Ladies
Brave banners are wind-dashed and mud-stained,
and hat plumes hang sodden. She does not feel the
sleet, only the iron of her convictions. They... Read More.
F.O.M.O.
I just want to throw in the sack,
flap jack, slap it up and saddle on
been sick of this race since long ago
lethargy evolved from let-it-go,
... Read More.
Brooklyn — Beirut
Introduction by Editor, Zeina Abi Assy
Brooklyn - Beirut is a reflection on leaving Beirut, the city and the state of mind, which is trapped... Read More.
