miCRo: “The White Door” by Sally Rosen Kindred
In this poem by Sally Rosen Kindred, unexpected childhood remembrances carry with them a sense of mourning.
miCRo: “Drowned” by Lucian Mattison
A near-drowning raises questions about faith and testimony in this poem by Lucian Mattison.
miCRo: “Next Stop, Beijing” by Aiden Heung
There’s a feeling of inevitability about trains—a stubbornness in the way a train moves along its track without deviation.
miCRo: “Or Better Yet” by Melissa Llanes Brownlee
In “Or Better Yet,” Llanes Brownlee captures the whirlwind of color and sound of a bustling family gathering.
miCRo: “My Landlord and I” by Michael Hugh Stewart
In this darkly comic hybrid piece, Michael Hugh Stewart charts an escalating feud over eviction and erasure.
miCRo: “Remission” by Sara Dudo
An incantatory poem with rich images from the natural world and a deft hand with syntactical ambiguity.
miCRo: “The Game for Winners” by Kimberly Elkins
In this microessay, Kimberly Elkins explores the intoxication of a dangerous adolescent game and how it colors all that follows in the character’s life.
miCRo: “Checking on the Devil” by Alyson Mosquera Dutemple
Alyson Mosquera Dutemple’s story shows us what would cheer up the devil if he’s been a bit morose.
miCRo: “Take, Eat: For colored boys who stop inviting me to ‘fuck it up’ after my Milly Rock goes Vogue” by Marcus Donaldson
Marcus Donaldson’s poem is akin to the song that you stop everything to dance to when it comes on in the club.
miCRo: “On Saturn It Rains Diamonds” by Christine Kwon
This prose poem name-drops brands in a way that seems to extol consumer spending—until a final turn.
miCRo: “To All the Souls Who Can’t Yet Read” by Nadia Born
In this story told in the imperative second-person point of view, reading is literally ingesting words and images.
miCRo: “What’s on your mind, KB?” by KB Brookins
This poem from KB Brookins’s forthcoming collection bridges the genres of love poem and political poem.
