Poetry

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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Makeshift Borders

The Seventh WaveAugust 10, 2020

by Nnadi Samuel Casualties retracing frowns is how we forego boundaries, to chase greener passports.on the counter, brittle flesh sit beside waste bi... Read More.

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Two Poems by Stuti Pachisia

The Seventh WaveAugust 3, 2020

White Vulture When we raise our hands now, the air is flushwith vacancies. Shapelessness cuts with jagged edges,And we are waiting for something to hol... Read More.

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Four Poems by Jenny Molberg

The Seventh WaveApril 13, 2020

May the Stars Guide You Safely Home After I call the cops to ask for a protective orderI read about the girlfriend of a serial killer. What she knew, wha... Read More.

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Two Poems by Hílda Davis

The Seventh WaveMarch 30, 2020

The Cure-All Girl is attacked in a park near home, andbefore running, is called crazy bitch. But she gets home. Girl doe... Read More.

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Piecemeal

The Seventh WaveMarch 9, 2020

by Jack Chelgren Today my friend is late9 a.m. a cold spellI go buy a coffeefrom a nice coffee shopwhose walls have a mapexplaining the DirectRelations... Read More.

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