miCRo: “My Own Nuclear Destruction” by Charlotte Hughes
Charlotte Hughes bring us daily life in the shadow of nuclear energy and potential disaster.
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Poetry at the Museum
What draws us, as writers, to museums, exhibits, and galleries? What is it about these spaces—real or imagined—that makes us curators in our own work?
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miCRo: “On Leave” by Krista Eastman
Eastman’s “On Leave” opens with a study of contrasts on new motherhood, set lakeside where the speaker and her newborn son are spending the morning after sleepless nights.
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Writers’ Day Jobs: Leah Umansky
Poet Leah Umansky on teaching middle- and high-school English.
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miCRo: “Assateague” and “Coming To” by Robert Wood Lynn
Robert Wood Lynn balances the natural with the manmade, and loneliness with connection—though his speakers find more companionship in nature than among other humans.
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miCRo: “Four Snakes Makes Our Flag” by C. T. Salazar
In this nonce sonnet, C. T. Salazar pays tribute to the complicated state of Mississippi.
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Changes to Our Submission Period
We’re changing our submission period to the months of September, December, and May, but also adding a cap to submissions for each month. Click through for the full explanation!
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Writers’ Day Jobs: Lucy Zhang
Writer Lucy Zhang on her day job coding and its influence on her creative projects.
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miCRo: “Here’s a Love Poem to Rick Steves Watching Rick Steves’ Iran” by Darius Atefat-Peckham
This poem’s speaker inhabits the experience of travel expert Rick Steves watching a video of himself visiting Iran, straddling the line between critique/satire and a kind of compassion.
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Writers’ Day Jobs: Ethan Chatagnier
Fiction writer Ethan Chatagnier shares his experiences as a stay-at-home parent and tutor.
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