Vaya Con Dios,
2019
Bryant University
Vaya Con Dios, Russ Allison Loar
Bryant Literary Review
I could kill you with this little finger,
He says,
Jutting the scabrous thing out into the shivering night,
Pointed menacingly toward the enemy
Dog Whistle,
2019
Bryant University
Dog Whistle, Tina Cane
Bryant Literary Review
It begins with a tweet the bird kind in which a friend of mine
deems the hummingbird her spirit animal delicate engine
Saying Goodbye In Brussels,
2019
Bryant University
Saying Goodbye In Brussels, Lawrence F. Farrar
Bryant Literary Review
It was a day like many others that had passed since Brett Smalley's arrival in Dusseldorf. It differed, however, in one significant respect for the sales representative of Chicago-based Windham Metallurgical, Inc.
The Help,
2019
Bryant University
The Help, J. Tarwood
Bryant Literary Review
In the morning, the radio
praises God while the maid
cracks eggs.
Little Mercies,
2019
Bryant University
Little Mercies, Terry Sanville
Bryant Literary Review
I hadn't seen him in fifty years. But I still wanted to kill him. I didn't know when, where, or how. But the way of it seemed crystal.
God And God's,
2019
Bryant University
God And God's, Sandy Weisman
Bryant Literary Review
God ran our house, decided what
we could or could not do.
Night Shadows,
2019
Bryant University
Night Shadows, Jimmie Pennington
Bryant Literary Review
Night shadows
lie on empty walls
like the silhouettes
of yesterday's dreams
Copy Cat Music,
2019
Bryant University
Copy Cat Music, John Krumberger
Bryant Literary Review
I never asked his name
-no suitable pause between the torrent
of New York accented syllables that flowed
Young Tragic Heroines,
2019
Bryant University
Young Tragic Heroines, Elaine Little
Bryant Literary Review
The letter was addressed to Diane, predictably misspelled. It was from a postal box in a town known only for its prison. When she saw the name, Ben Strickert, she tore it open.
Only Touch Is Impossible, So We Touch,
2019
Bryant University
Only Touch Is Impossible, So We Touch, John Sibley Williams
Bryant Literary Review
Silence enters us.
These once familiar faces go strange
over time.
Tiny Bills,
2019
Bryant University
Tiny Bills, Susan Johnson
Bryant Literary Review
Mist nets catch the fall migration,
catch my hands numb and slow as
The Book Of Bad Faith,
2019
Bryant University
The Book Of Bad Faith, Noel Sloboda
Bryant Literary Review
Back when Mom first swore
Dad rated an entire chapter
Learning From Her,
2019
Bryant University
Learning From Her, Emily Madapusi Pera
Bryant Literary Review
A lot you could learn from her,
you thought.
Object Permanence,
2019
Bryant University
Object Permanence, Jacob Nelson
Bryant Literary Review
When the sheet is pulled over
your father's face is still there,
his mustache, too, for you to tug.
Chicago - 1966,
2019
Bryant University
Chicago - 1966, Michael Walls
Bryant Literary Review
I remember you well. Sidewalks were slush,
snow piled along the edges.
Another Gen-X Icon Dead,
2019
Bryant University
Another Gen-X Icon Dead, Ace Boggess
Bryant Literary Review
Why are we the waning crowd,
grayest cloud, shattered vase
that once held crocuses & hope?
Mastery,
2019
Bryant University
Mastery, Ken Victor
Bryant Literary Review
And the experience of the failed
work is a prod to practice: think of
Constructing Border Quilts,
2019
Bryant University
Constructing Border Quilts, Martha Brenckle
Bryant Literary Review
looking for justice with thread, pins, needle
and scissors, cutting shirts and dungarees abandoned
The Lariat,
2019
Bryant University
The Lariat, Marc Pietrzkowski
Bryant Literary Review
I want to wash the hands that guide me home
and smell the soap and the soil together.
"Free Indirect Suicide: An Unfinished Fugue In H Minor",
2019
CUNY Queens College
"Free Indirect Suicide: An Unfinished Fugue In H Minor", Seo-Young J. Chu
Publications and Research
In this lyric essay/work of creative nonfiction (listed among “Notable Essays & Literary Nonfiction” in Best American Essays 2020), Seo-Young Chu uses poetry, autotheory, and creative nonfiction to explore the generational trauma/postmemory han she inherited from her parents and the importance of destigmatizing mental illness through dialogue.
