halifax in a sentence
by laura roberts
halifax in a sentence:
fog and rain and art students
and everyone looks
like every day’s laundry day
and i cause traffic jams
wherever i go
just by looking
like i want to cross
to the side of the street
you’re smoking on,
arms spread wide
your stupid haircut
blowing in the wind
A Pitch of Sonic Ecstasy: Stuart Krimko’s “The Sweetness of Herbert”
by Adam Fitzgerald
I first encountered Stuart Krimko’s work at the 11th Street Bar Reading Series, one of the most distinguished in New York City. …
“Don’t You Want Me?”: Isotopes and the Attainment of Happiness in Cyrus
by Clarissa Olivarez
As I was walking out of the theater after watching Cyrus, I heard people around me saying things like, “Oedipus Complex” and …
There’s one version of the narrative behind these recordings that’s romantic but also basically true: that they represent an incredible victory of the artist’s spirit. Daniel Johnston was a young man in …
The Empty Bed
by Aleathia Drehmer
What could Julia do? Bernard had been the love of her life, her every breath, her heartbeat, her sweat, her longing, her anger, her everything. She felt lost when …
lean, mean and clean.
very nize.
some poems just speak to me,
you know?
This caught my attention.
Every day is laundry day.
Perhaps I need fewer garments,
a bigger washing machine,
or a service to do it all for me.
Maybe I should grow my hair out.
sweet, simple, humorous, honest. just the way i like it.