by Trinity Herr | Feb 29, 2024 | Poetry
POETRY BY Trinity Herr Photo by Camden Jones Controlled Burning It blisters down to boundaries —marked and measured. Dig the fire lines wide — wider, even, that the breadth of our campfire,the metal ring circling it —these rounds we rest on. Whoever’s in charge,...
by Jackson Mills Smith | Feb 29, 2024 | Poetry
POETRY Small Thirst by Jackson Mills Smith Photo by Jackson Mills Smith Small Thirst Some stand along a snowbankat the pass and knockthe powder from a Douglas firlike a five-piece band on Highway 26. Having tested and pried and workedin many faiths, there’s a...
by Sam Bovard | Feb 28, 2024 | Poetry
POETRY Spitting Distance by Sam Bovard Illustration by Sam Bovard Spitting Distance Yellow ore-rich dirt spilled outfrom the long-abandoned orifice,where men once toiled blindlyto bring silver into the sunlight. As wereached the final basin above the mine,the misty...
by Holly Mitchell | Oct 16, 2023 | Poetry
POETRY Iguana Rain by Holly Mitchell Illustration by Daniel Tankersley Iguana Rain We sipped sweet cortados from paper cups,taking a long weekend in Miami. Even the bread meltedin a cubano spilling avocado. So many peoplehappy to fritter away the winter on Mid...
by Noah Davis | Aug 3, 2023 | Poetry
POETRY BY Noah Davis White-Headed Eagle, Audubon Plate XXXI What other mooncan I clawfrom the river? Barn Owl, Audubon Plate CLXXI Do you see me as foxes see stars,above and blinking?Or have we eaten enough meals togetherto know we’re both ghostsof this river valley...
by Donna Henderson | Aug 3, 2023 | Poetry
POETRY In the Great Basin, First Day of Spring by Donna Henderson Painting by Donna Henderson In the Great Basin, First Day of Spring (Summer Lake, Oregon) The storm smashes the marsh grasses, whips up the willows, crochets then unravels the lake’s glossy lace....