* * * Son as Hawk look up, ma, ________________i am ________without edge or boundaries ma_____________i fly ________lift and rise with the currents ________________wave after wave this is my forever…

Varsity Dropout shows off their uncanny ability to create soulful, sophisticated pop that constantly surprises on the lush “Thank God for These Two Insomnias and the Differences Between Them”. Full…

Donny Ross embraces a classic rock with a post punk ethos on the intense darkness of “Souls With No Goals”. The raw, jagged grooves that adorn the tracks recall rock’s…

Wiki of Infinite Sorrows by Matthew Burnside Kernpunkt Press, January 2021   Matthew Burnside’s Wiki of Infinite Sorrows very well might be the sort of text for which the less…

I was in the room the day my mom found out she had cancer. Sometimes I wish I hadn’t been, but I’m not sure if I would have believed it…

A crow has been calling in the front yard since the sun rose. It’s the beginning of November and my left breast feels heavy. I lift it and the pressure…

1: It Wouldn’t Be Macramé   On March 18th, I thought I had the stomach flu. We were early enough in the pandemic to be aware of the virus –…

* * * Winged Gods My steps were still in Pangea, Prints of knuckle and knee But I dreamt of flight As you flapped from branch to branch. When sand…

Throughout most of my life I have sung, mostly sacred music in choruses, and some opera. Singing has offered the opportunity to convert emotion into harmony, a warm, joyous energy.…

Hit Points: An Anthology of Video Game Poetry eds. Aaron Kent & Matthew Haigh Broken Sleep Books, May 2021 Red cover variant: Bookshop / B&N / Amazon 102 pages –…

My grandmother who, according to everyone in the family didn’t understand nor speak English, would gingerly announce, “Olga is bad, very bad.” Years prior, when grandmother visited us in the…

Of flagrant dissent, a branch, from which swings a pot of leaves, Fragrant, even pleasant in this way of taking in ray, combining Magnifying, extinguishing, and lighting, complying with color…

Driven Out embraces a timeless indie rock swagger on their assured “Inspired by You”. Interplay here feels fantastic for there is a joy to the way they interact with each…

“Do you think I haven’t seen what you just did?” My grandma said as I jumped, startled by her voice. I tried to ignore her as she approached the table,…