Poetry by A.H. Scott, Copyright 2022 . The Touch . Touch of his hand against mine at sunset was divine Not some overheated twisting of passion was needed by either of us It was nice to know a man whose hands could be so light upon my skin His fingers traced my cheek and then … Read more
Text by Snow Baby, Copyright 2022 . Prison Life and Then Release . It was hard in the beginning being sentenced to Riverside Correctional Facility, but at the end I was grounded in – as they would say. While serving my time, a corrections officer was harassing me. She was in charge of locking me … Read more
Text by Ted Kawalerski, Copyright 2021 . James McLeod: That Vitiligo Guy . When I walked through the doors, I immediately heard this supersonic voice above the constant noise of gym rats working out. It was really crowded so I couldn’t immediately pick out the source. After hitting the locker room, I was ready to … Read more
Text by Kemo Chen, Copyright 2021 . All Men Are Poets . I never met a man who wasn’t a poet. All of us are inside. There are feelings, images, furies wanting to emerge, awaiting a creative spark that sets them afire. I found that spark after years of suppressing it, afraid of saying what … Read more
Text by Slater, Copyright 2021 . Lonely Nights . Growing up in a big city, you are never really alone. I would often walk the streets of my neighborhood at night when I couldn’t find comfort in my home. I would wander to the cemetery a few blocks away from my parents house, hopping the … Read more