Bones in a Dress from Black Pearls by Bethany Saint-Smith

Bones in a Dress from Black Pearls by Bethany Saint-Smith

by | Aug 1, 2018 | Poetry

Art: Keeping the Sun by Lynne Buchannan BONES IN A DRESS I’m burnt with trickery in my bones Wrapping its blessed deceit in the blood of my home Bait and switch, the true tackle I thumb Comes resiliently patterned The dress I wear, undone There’s luminous wax building...
bisexual law of luminous f(l)ux by Anastasia Jill

bisexual law of luminous f(l)ux by Anastasia Jill

by | Jul 25, 2018 | Poetry

Art: Dropletts by Marie McCloskey   About the author:  Anastasia Jill (Anna Keeler) is a queer poet and fiction writer living in the southern United States. She is a current editor for the Smaeralit Anthology. Her work has been published or is upcoming with...
From Slieve Donard by Alex Smith

From Slieve Donard by Alex Smith

by | Jul 20, 2018 | Poetry

Art: Jelly Fish by Julia Hadrich FROM SLIEVE DONARD Out here, in the highlands, the poorest earth, at the end of learning, the earth eats itself, snug in its rot and the ravens nest unruffled by the winds. But you, you yell at the hills, scream your surrender, knowing...
Bloodless by Jessu John

Bloodless by Jessu John

by | Jul 18, 2018 | Poetry

Art: My Edinburgh IX from Plastic People Series by Seigar, @jseigar BLOODLESS About the author: Jessu John is a writer currently based in Bangalore, India. She’s working to complete a first collection of poems. Her poetry has featured in The Stinging Fly, Magma...
If Only the Swan by Toni La Ree Bennett

If Only the Swan by Toni La Ree Bennett

by | Jul 16, 2018 | Poetry

Art: Teal Sea Hawk from Sea Hawk Series by Mick Ó Seasnáin IF ONLY THE SWAN (Lugano)   Dusk comes early to a lake encircled by five mountains.   A solitary swan stands at the end of the pier that seems to lead nowhere as the fog rolls in and cuts off its...