About Poet Laureate Arianne True

2 years ago

Arianne True (Choctaw, Chickasaw) is a queer poet and teaching artist from Seattle, and has spent most of her work…

Seattle Sonata (legato, every note legato)

2 years ago

I - razbliuto It’s hard to be in love with someone who can change so much. My city left me…

Notes from the Editor

2 years ago

Dear Readers, This issue includes multiple themes: poverty, unemployment, lost, trauma, drought—but also play, humor, and maybe our one hope…

Frank Babcock

2 years ago

The Racoon Tree Our good friends, Duane and Heather, have lived in their house forty years, stewards of a large…

Stephen Barile

2 years ago

The Slab was Purgatory A day was as cool as it would get. The boss was never there At the…

Jeff Burt

2 years ago

Freezing I break branches and gather bramble that binds the ties of the railroad tracks, unpaid work while I am…

Dale Champlin

2 years ago

Jump Down Spin Around --after “Shake the Dust” by Anis Mojgani This is for wee babies—their dribbles & giggles. This…

Kris Demien

2 years ago

Ode to Getting By Whisper to me, February, the true reason for your arrival. Though stores fly your white and…