Untitled Poem | Mykyta Ryzhykh

"Buried under the grass is a home for worms and insects / The buried has no room for error..." Mykyta Ryzhykh publishes internationally in both Ukrainian and English.

Prom | Sam Leuenberger

"the setting sun scribbles reddish equations on your back / and even though it's probably impossible to lock eyes with the divine / the littlest things do."

Daylight Savings | Alex Braslavsky

"...I left one hair in the sink, used her comb, forgot / to cover my spaghetti bowl with a paper towel / in the microwave, and sharpened my pencils / with the electric sharpener at two in the morning..."

I Might Be Batman | Mike Wilson

"Disguised as a quiet teen who’s not cool, / I plumb wormholes in prisons you call school. / I disappear through windows you don’t see, / running quicksilver streets with my best friend, / the homeless wind..."

Where Are You Going? | Daniel de Culla

"-Where are you going? you ask the politician. / The politician answers: / -To cheat and steal. / -Where are you going? a sinful woman asks the priest. / The priest answers: / -You haven't given me the meat yet / And you already want absolution?..."

Swirl | Martin Shapiro

"You, softbody whose secret beak / slices shells to inject venom, / jetted to the sea bottom / spurting black ink in your wake, / folded yourself into a fissure, / matched its darkness and texture..."