To sleep is where I want to go Not walking to a bus in the snow In my warm blankets is where I want to…
Posts published in “Literary”
The Based Soothsayer
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on October 2020
Hello, my dear, The end is near! Tremble in fear! I speak for trees. Come feast your eyes On smoky skies And endless cries…
Don’t Blink
By SABA WEATHERSPOON on October 2020
7:14 One eye peeks open then closes again I blink 7:19 I moan, it’s almost time I blink 7:26 I must not waste another minute.…
Untitled
By ANNA WESTWIG on October 2020
The nostalgia weaves itself like clockwork, smothering you like mist at the edge of the sea, where arthritic hulls rock under the gull calls and…
To Her Coy Mistress
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on October 2020
Goddess drenched in golden sunlight Let the music swell Run with me into the water Laugh while we rebel Come with me to every wonder…
There was once a man named Harold. Mr. Harold Norman was an extremely wealthy man, drowning in riches and luxury. But Mr. Norman hadn’t always…
October 2020 Haiku Contest
By CAITLIN STRONG, TRISTAN BORDEN on October 2020
Haiku By TRISTAN BORDEN Stay six feet away Social distancing is good Don’t sneeze close to me ______________________________ Haiku By CAITLIN STRONG I…
By LINDSAY WANG It’s sunrise, but you can’t hear any birds. That’s not unusual, but if you stop to let yourself think about it, you…
Ten Prompts to Beat Writer’s Block
By ADOWYN ERNSTE on September 2020
Write a story inspired by a favorite song, using specific lyrics, ideas, or the mood. Contrapuntal poems combine two (or more) separate poems by…
Rainforest Syllabary
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on September 2020
Aboriginal birds call, daylight erupts, Feeding green herbs in jungles. Kinkajous leap, mandrills navigate opportunistically. Panthers quite relish sunlight that unlocks vivacious worlds, Xenophilically yearning…
September 2020 Haiku Contest
By ANYA KRAMER, AVA NORMAN on September 2020
Haiku By ANYA KRAMER The birds aren’t aware Of quarantines or COVID They just look for worms ______________________________ Haiku By AVA NORMAN …
Ten Prompts to Beat Writer’s Block
By ADOWYN ERNSTE on June 2020
The sight of a blank page can either be inspiring or terrifying. Whether you’re stuck with a bad case of writer’s block or just looking…
Isolation in Isolation
By ZEKE LAWRENCE on June 2020
Self-isolated here within my room, My life no longer real, but digitized, A strange companionship I share through Zoom. As one whose spirit lies…
A Tale on Gluttony
By MEIRA BRAUN on June 2020
A man is towering over me, round and flushed pink, so large I cannot see where his sides end, his mouth hanging in a drooped…
June 2020 Haiku Contest
By ADOWYN ERNSTE, ANYA KRAMER, HANNAH LOGUE, JONAS HEIMBECKER, MAXWELL ELLER, ZEKE LAWRENCE on June 2020
1st: Haiku By ANYA KRAMER Wish I were a toad Under a white trillium No thoughts in my head ______________________________ 2nd: Haiku…
WINNER: Come On, People! By LOUISA MILLER-OUT A virus is running amok Yet our government seems to be stuck How long will it be Till…
Tsunami
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on April 2020
I have seen the end of the world Where the cold, crisp waters of the Atlantic Collide with the warm, churning Pacific The land drops…
The History of April Fools’
By KYLIE CHARLES on April 2020
In a faraway land of wonder and mischief existed a troll whose mother refused to let him out of the cave. She said, “You’re far…
As the Sun Falls
By ANNA WESTWIG on April 2020
The sun falls like a silk canopy, Draping itself over the pines, Dripping black gloss on the crow, Teasing the frost crystals Into liquid. Those…
Elegy on the Dialectic
By RAIA GUTMAN on March 2020
The sky has awoken, but still you are not here. You are in a bed somewhere or caught in the folds of time and space,…
Why Bother?
By LELAND XU on March 2020
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Words Around Me
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on March 2020
It’s your world Salvage the bones Young, peculiar ones, Unravel The dark magic On the other side of freedom Shatter The shadow plague Chase A…
Ratthew
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on March 2020
There was a young teacher named Matt Who was constantly plagued by a rat. He cursed day and night, Till it finally took flight, But…
Rebuttal
By ANNA WESTWIG on March 2020
Some say quick haikus Could be done by anyone, But the critics don’t.
Valentine
By ANNA WESTWIG on February 2020
The bees creep along the doorframe, golden-lacquered wings brushing the corners of chipped, white paint. The gentle rasp of their wings, tucked tight against…
Not My President
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on February 2020
An Anti-Love Poem Misogynist, ableist, floundering brute, He makes people fear a white man in a suit. He’s vile and heinous, a villain at large,…
Dedicated to My Shower Gel
By RAIA GUTMAN on February 2020
Cucumber and melon I feel tied to the earth with a heap of you on my fingers. I haven’t eaten melon since summer, cucumber I…