Cameron Awkward-Rich, From "Meditations In An Emergency", Dispatch

Kim Addonizio, “The Singing”, Tell Me

Andrea Gibson, "DEPRESSION [VERB]", Lord of the Butterflies

Artists need to lay their soul bare for the world to mock

That must be painful

anne sexton

Forugh Farrokhzad, tr. by Sholeh Wolpé, from “Reborn”, Sin

[sitting completely still in my own bed] this world is gutting me like a fish

Slow Dance with Sasquatch, Jeremy Radin

youve died a thousand times before who caaares just climb out of this grave again & again &agaian & agaian & again & again & aga

The Moon That Turns You Back, Hala Alyan