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Like The Man Who Fell In Love With Jesus, Erica Goss
Like The Man Who Fell In Love With Jesus, Erica Goss
Bryant Literary Review
I want to live in a
body that quakes, I want
someone's fingers to press
Redbone, Erika T. Wurth
Redbone, Erika T. Wurth
Bryant Literary Review
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The first time I ever thought about stealing a train, I was eight years old.
The doors closed and Jake was alone again,
Winter Sleep, M. L. Brown
Winter Sleep, M. L. Brown
Bryant Literary Review
She wants to tell him
about the birch in the field,
how it darkens against the snow at dusk.
The Shower, William Baer
The Shower, William Baer
Bryant Literary Review
"Younger than springtime," she sings, fading
in and out, for nearly a half an hour,
1863 Candid, Wendy Smith-Stenhouse
1863 Candid, Wendy Smith-Stenhouse
Bryant Literary Review
If I could
I would ask you why
you looked away
when the flash chiseled pewter eyes
Closures, Margaret B. Ingraham
Closures, Margaret B. Ingraham
Bryant Literary Review
A grandmother's death, he said, put
final parentheses around my youth.
Your family homestead is so far
away and yet the forecast is clear
How The Metaphor Becomes You, John Azrak
How The Metaphor Becomes You, John Azrak
Bryant Literary Review
and is becoming, (no matter your where-
abouts), starts with the handsome
blanket you brought home from Santa Fe;
Joints And Connectors, Rachel Eve Moulton
Joints And Connectors, Rachel Eve Moulton
Bryant Literary Review
Edward Rudolph Schakowsky III was a freshman and forever late to school.
Why The Music Makes Us Cry, Paul Hostovsky
Why The Music Makes Us Cry, Paul Hostovsky
Bryant Literary Review
I thought it was just me until my Aunt Hannah
said no it wasn't just me it was just
Measuring Time, Heather Hallberg Yanda
Measuring Time, Heather Hallberg Yanda
Bryant Literary Review
Standing here by her
stove, I am stirring
with her spoon, measuring
It's Grief To Me, Eli Langner
It's Grief To Me, Eli Langner
Bryant Literary Review
I try to make sense of it
but can only surmise
sardonically that
Fortunata, Jay Baruch
Fortunata, Jay Baruch
Bryant Literary Review
Lawrence Wellbourne, CEO of Poultice Pharmaceuticals, announced to a roomful of vice-presidents the ominous news:
The Thirteenth Colony, Jéanpaul Ferro
The Thirteenth Colony, Jéanpaul Ferro
Bryant Literary Review
The morning had been like a mirage:
a green twilight along Kennedy Plaza after the show,
Neruda's Day, B. Z. Niditch
Neruda's Day, B. Z. Niditch
Bryant Literary Review
With your splintered voice
charred from sand pits
you survey a wakening sun
Tearing Down The Depot, Patrick Carrington
Tearing Down The Depot, Patrick Carrington
Bryant Literary Review
It's one of those days that's no damn good
from the start. You drop the toast
Virus, Ewa Bronowicz
Virus, Ewa Bronowicz
Bryant Literary Review
"Language is a virus, and she infected me," he said and looked away, as if not interested in the effect his words would have on us.
Letter To Borgstrom In Stone, Fredrick Zydek
Letter To Borgstrom In Stone, Fredrick Zydek
Bryant Literary Review
Dear Kurt: If what the Hindus and Buddhists say
is true, everything that makes the universe tick
A Salutation, Not An Embrace, Lois Marie Harrod
A Salutation, Not An Embrace, Lois Marie Harrod
Bryant Literary Review
Knowledge is not eating, and we cannot expect to devour and possess what we mean. Knowledge is recognition of something absent; it is a salutation, not an embrace.
--George Santayana
Those moments when everything
slips away, perhaps
Fido's View Of Irony, Martha Christina
Fido's View Of Irony, Martha Christina
Bryant Literary Review
I found the shoe under the bed
when She Who Throws Things
threw my ball. "Fetch,"
What Was Once Intangible, Jonathan Greenhause
What Was Once Intangible, Jonathan Greenhause
Bryant Literary Review
One day I awoke wrapped in stars' shimmering skins
and slipped on shoes made of evening's darkness.
At 18, Your Life Opens Up, Marianna Hofer
At 18, Your Life Opens Up, Marianna Hofer
Bryant Literary Review
Sometimes, just
out of high school,
you hitchhiked to
your first boyfriend's,
The Laughing Poet Moves On, Jim Daniels
The Laughing Poet Moves On, Jim Daniels
Bryant Literary Review
She laughed quickly, not with you
or at you. She laughed
in her own universe of fizz and whirl.
Debriefing, Yvonne Sapia
Debriefing, Yvonne Sapia
Bryant Literary Review
You confess all. Even the truth.
You recount what you dread. Exile.
The face of disbelief. The fear
Constellation, Janet Mccann
Constellation, Janet Mccann
Bryant Literary Review
The sky was full
of bears and warriors,
God put them there.
They wheeled over us,
La Révolution De Ventôse, Bayard Godsave
La Révolution De Ventôse, Bayard Godsave
Bryant Literary Review
Time loves only those it has given birth to itself...
--Vasily Grossman
I have read about the neutron bombs. In the books there are diagrams of radiation waves, tipped with arrowheads,
The Chess Game, James Damron
The Chess Game, James Damron
Bryant Literary Review
I turn from my work to see them
Indian princesses in long gowns
Lying softly on the grass
Mount Everest, Falling, Charles Webb
Mount Everest, Falling, Charles Webb
Bryant Literary Review
Three times before, her father'd pounded
9-1-1 in time to bring a team to pump
Love Song, Steven Proulx
Love Song, Steven Proulx
Bryant Literary Review
New shirt
cotton stiff
cuffs crisp, buttoned
flush against the hands
Don't Date Men Who Live In Mushroom Houses, Amanda Dunne
Don't Date Men Who Live In Mushroom Houses, Amanda Dunne
Bryant Literary Review
When you brush your teeth,
I want to pull my eyes out,
place them in a Ziploc sandwich bag
Fishing Penny, Ryan Habermeyer
Fishing Penny, Ryan Habermeyer
Bryant Literary Review
Penny used three fingers to wedge the last moon pie into her mouth. I had sore fingers from feeding her all night.