Gunpowder Like Graphite by William Haas Gunpowder like graphite on fingertips precedes the rudderless bloodletting. Ruthless men rule Cities of corpses strung from Electric wires where blackbirds Perch before ripping the air like Newsprint, torn by trembling Hands black beneath … Continue reading
Foreclosure by William Haas Blood-orange poppies fill the flower bed where a plastic sign reads FOR SALE BY BANK. Falling in fistfuls, rain washes windows. I nudge my face to the dusty pane. The furniture has been cleared out. Drywall … Continue reading
You Occupy the Field by Kierstin Bridger You with the tiny forward slash scar marking your mustache You with your camera stare like an aspen eye You with your contrarian countenance squarely set in highgloss portrait a Bakken plain man … Continue reading
Infrastructure by Sally Elesby That pothole under the bridge that’s being retrofitted behind concrete Jersey barriers tagged with black graffiti and an eight foot construction wall painted baby blue, which redirects traffic into one lane so dump trucks can come … Continue reading
Can’t Get the Oil Out of My Wings by Bob Schildgen Oil rolling down the arroyos oil oozing over reservoir dams oil bubbling up in the foyers and conference rooms oil leaking up through the petroleum-based carpet oil sweating from … Continue reading