spring 2020
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Tchaikovsky, Age 52, Finds His Inspiration
John Barton
Like the best myths
Medusozoa
Sarah Lyons-Lin
Breathturning Chris Checkwitch
she is in the kitchen now
Nora Pace
A Twohanded Cut
The Tornado Cut
The Pandora Cut
Torben Robertson
Supermarket Lobsters
Robbie Gamble
A Symptom of Resignation
The Gee Whiz Element of Tropical Storms and Symphonies
Jen Karetnick
Humid Weather
Me of Me
Catherine Strisik
Moon Turned Her Half Face From Me
Lawrence Feuchtwanger
How Do I Love Thee? Let Me Count the Nachos
Jessica Covil
Six Gray Moons on a Screen
Eleanor Kedney
Stem of Old French Creistre, To Grow
Of Stinging Nettle
Page Hill Starzinger
Another Vision
Patricia Nelson
blue light
Stephanie Yue Duhem
Monologue of a Fly's Shadow
Monologue of a Cow's Shadow
Danielle Hanson
sold separately Lesley Battler
Family Dinner
In Which I Re-name My Father
Poem Containing Only Words I Hate
griffin epstein
There Is No Substitute for Good Planning
Erin Kirsh
Communion of Tongues
Hege A. Jakobsen Lepri


The Tornado Cut
Place the deck—mechanic’s grip,
left hand. Break a packet
off to press to palm.
Put your pinky
on the upper right
corner, push it free
& break the deck,
one half above & one below,
the packet,
which now with
left hand pinky, right hand ring,
is free to spin.