Poetry

HTML Color Swatches in Black [Girl] by Ariana Benson

The Seventh WaveNovember 23, 2021

for Oluwatoyin Salau, for Breonna Taylor, for Cyntoia Brown, for Tameka Drummer, for Anjanette Young, for all of us whose names I wish had first floated from m... Read More.

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Instructions for a Child of an Assembly Line by Brian Dang

The Seventh WaveNovember 22, 2021

(for mom) A. ARRIVE Clock in. (when?) You are younger than her labor for . Your father works there too, but you are more a par... Read More.

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This country is motherless and makes me forget by Sanam Sheriff

The Seventh WaveNovember 11, 2021

This country is motherless and makes me forget I am not. Two weeks or more since a call. To be in America, You must see American, close your eyes and dream Ame... Read More.

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THERE IS NO OTHER WAY TO SAY THIS by Saba Keramati

The Seventh WaveNovember 9, 2021

Every morning the sparrows sing Every day there is another funeral I am a fraud A mouth is always open: 口 The tongue declares itself: زبان ... Read More.

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Two Poems by Abi Pollokoff

The Seventh WaveNovember 2, 2021

so let's talk then about unruliness how it defies the joys of order & everything that's missed.

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Two Poems by Jerica Taylor

The Seventh WaveNovember 1, 2021

The Coop in August The form asks for my job. Stay-at-home-parent, a response given by the dozen, lands wrong these months. I hold a prism over the words, bendth... Read More.

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No One is Taking the Doughnut Shortage Seriously (and all that that implies) by Elizabeth Upshur

The Seventh WaveNovember 1, 2021

No One is Taking the Doughnut Shortage Seriously (and all that that implies) — or the ketchup packet oneover in the adjacent deli, the dearth of good strawberri... Read More.

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Two Poems by Maria Picone

The Seventh WaveNovember 1, 2021

This disappearing, how it makes house become island, as inland pushes outland. Outlandish, you say, this push and pull—in your hurricane’s eye, everything calms... Read More.

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I want my story to be ordinary. by Nicole Arocho Hernández

The Seventh WaveNovember 1, 2021

I want my story to be ordinary. for Andrea C. Ruiz Costas and Keishla M. Rodríguez Ortiz Nicole Arocho Hernández grew up in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico... Read More.

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In Bad Faith by Sara Femenella

The Seventh WaveNovember 1, 2021

In Bad Faith Elsewhere a bell rings medieval in its calling and here I fumble for a reliquary, any bit of cloth or bone my religion left m... Read More.

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Night Birds by Nanya Jhingran

The Seventh WaveApril 4, 2021

Sirens wail all night on these streets blanketed(as in, humiliated) by day’s hurried departure.Du... Read More.

Issue 13: Rebellious Joy0 Comments 13 min read

I Know My Life Matters But How Do I Translate That Into Japanese?

The Seventh WaveNovember 15, 2020

by Michael Frazier My students & co-workers worry if I return to America, I’ll catch COVIDor a bullet in my back. I runalong the Asano river &... Read More.

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Three Poems by Teri Vela

The Seventh WaveOctober 26, 2020

Waterloo “The opposite of rape is understanding” Duplex, Jericho Brown i begin as a foreign body. it is a form of mothering to hurt yourself rather than oth... Read More.

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Three Poems by Dena Igusti

The Seventh WaveOctober 12, 2020

bastard anjing my mother calls you.how dare you defy what god has given you? i see what she means. i see your weteyes, mouth hung open, dry panting. you are ... Read More.

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The Salvageman

The Seventh WaveSeptember 21, 2020

by Rebecca Valley an excerpt I want to talk to you about awe what it means to turnyourself over At the ice rink, someon... Read More.

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Two Poems by R. Bratten Weiss

The Seventh WaveAugust 24, 2020

Fruit of the Earth I have wasted these curses on minor disappointments. Screwed up in brown paper, rattling in a tin cup,little hollow white thi... Read More.

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Residency dates: Feb. 20 – 23, 2020

Submissions open: Oct. 15 – Nov. 27, 2019

Applicants notified: Week of Dec. 9, 2019

Application fees: $20 (Please feel free to email us should this fee prevent you from submitting because of financial difficulties or otherwise.)

Location: Bainbridge Island, WA (Please note: selected residents must be able to attend all four days of the residency; if your schedule changes, please notify us immediately so we can offer the space to someone who is able to fully participate.)

**All expenses paid. You will only be responsible for your own transportation.**

“I took a plane, a train and a car to join the Rhinebeck bunch this 2018, and once there I found the perfect combination of solitude and conversation that made every mile traversed a small price to pay for such an uplifting weekend.”
— Paulette Jonguitud

“This residency reminded me how important it is to find a creative community of like-minded people. When you’re creating work on your own, it can be frustrating and lonely. As a designer/artist, I loved collaborating with people from different backgrounds during the workshop.”
— Bianca Ng