Maria Spiridonova Remembered Writing Contest Runners-Up
Elaina Erola won the Maria Spiridonova Remembered Writing Contest with her essay "What Their Spirits Know," but check out the runners-up!
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Apr 21 min
Poems By Abbie Hart
and she sends me videos of a possum eating
as if i am not right here.
her very own possum
Mar 102 min
Feral Heart
from my tooth and claw warren
where only truth rotates,
dripping as a libertine
fueled by Romanticism
from my extending canines
Feb 71 min
Ruellia Brittoniana: Desire
When I allow my sandaled left foot to feel
the dirt as I replant the Mexican
petunias, hoping against hope and yet...
Jan 292 min
Wrestling Poems By Christopher Dizon
A suit case full of money. A superstar
contract. A main event. A five-pound shine
associated with heavyweight gold.
Dec 4, 20231 min
Andromeda
on stony floors, of terracotta hue, as the tallow bleeds in spines of white light, the crook-necked
pores of our pressed skin shiver...
Nov 23, 20231 min
Wax Figure
SUDDENLY i am a childless ewe with a running breast–
my body knows something i cannot...
Sep 29, 20231 min
Dance the Ghost with Me: Our Last Waltz
Both cruel and sharp, our words did fly,
A twisted dance of pain, you and I.
In the realm of dreams that might have been,
Where hearts edged
Aug 24, 20239 min
Percy Bysshe Shelley Remembered Poetry Contest Runners-Up
Olivia Stogner won the Percy Bysshe Shelley Remembered Poetry Contest with her poem "Mary's Creature Speaks," but here are the runners-up.
Jun 25, 20231 min
De Architectura
This profound poem explores the metaphysical relationship between feminine and masculine energies.
Jun 18, 20231 min
EARTH 2.0
Delve into introspection & human connection in this thought-provoking poem. Explore vanity, fear, perception, love, and fleeting moments.
May 15, 20231 min
Poem 35
This introspective poem contemplates the fleeting nature of life and the inevitability of change.
Apr 30, 20231 min
The blood came
Experience the raw emotion of trauma, shame, and resilience in this evocative poem. A powerful message of hope and healing for all.
Feb 20, 20231 min
Suffering, Shame, Rebellion
King Arthur pondered the question "Is might, right?" Thomas Taylor answered "Yes!" The poem
"Suffering, Shame, Rebellion" disagrees.
Feb 14, 20231 min
Percy Bysshe Shelley Remembered Poetry Contest Winner: Mary’s Creature Speaks
Olivia Stogner explores what Dr. Victor Frankenstein's monster really is in "Mary's Creature Speaks." The monster is closer than we think.
Oct 17, 20223 min
Poems By Marie Anne
Inánime and limitless show an effortless interweaving of sound and sense, rhythm and thought.
Oct 8, 20225 min
Vashti Poems By Carol Barrett
Vashti a prototype of abused women; she speaks in these poems with understanding and encouragement in the face of negation and exploitation.
Sep 7, 20222 min
An Old darkness deepens
In this story... an apple turns its back on the ripening sun.
Aug 11, 20224 min
Another Exhibit at the Museum of Darkness
Cranberry Sin is a guerilla for dignity and likes to combine lovesickness with depraved populist energy.
Aug 10, 20224 min
Poems By Andrew Levy
Andrew Levy writes on the intersections of class and the ecology of commerce, and experimental music and the digitalization of freedom.
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