issue 17

Toaster Poem

Philosophy and Poetry are not bedfellowsThey are beds.The toaster is a marvelous thing.How many dead toasters fill the land? A […]

There is a haunted house. It is made of whalebone, of mammoth bones, of overhanging cliffs and caves. It has

Bring the Meteor to the Skeleton Christopher asks, “In modern times, what precautions are taken to ensure that someone is

I’m not having eyes anymore, but still I’m seeing him visit that wretched body, day after day after day. Time

After “Here I Am” by Martin Espada She slides into the Hammerstein Ballroom, gorgon at a monster’s bash, styling and

Among the strange happenstances and peculiar mischances of ancient times is the story of a dervish in Ghazni who dwelt only among the dead.

for Aunt N— My dear ant comes to me in dreams. Because she’s so small, she can make a tiny hole in my cerebrum.