Contemporary

Subterranean & Chandni Chowk, poems by Susan Hawthorne

The crypt is crammed with paintings–
A light-filled darkness.
Church or gallery?
An underworld, luminously
minimalist and airy.


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Permanent Press, poem by Naomi Hurtienne

I watched the laundry
spinning in the dryer,
my black T-shirts dance,
kiss your boxers on the lips.


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Aporia & Circling, poems by Len Sousa

There have been limits to what we’ve seen, of course.
Eyes only stretch as far as distance allows before features
start to flow together, flattening what seems so tangible.


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Liberals & Stalk, two poems by Gary Beck

Liberals generally
are far more tolerant
than conservatives,
except when you disagree with them
about volatile issues
which make them fanatic.


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