A Poem by Angela Griner
….. This poem is from the chapbook Tender Broken Things by Angela Griner (Finishing Line Press), and can be found at https://finishinglinepress.com/product/tender-broken-things-by-angela-griner/
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A Poem by Jim McDermott
…. This poem is from the chapbook Least by Jim McDermott (Finishing Line Press), and can be found at https://finishinglinepress.com/product/least-by-jim-mcdermott/
A Poem by Monika Wysong
…… This poem is from the chapbook A Life of Small Resistances by Monika Wysong (Finishing Line Press), and can be found at https://finishinglinepress.com/product/a-life-of-small-resistances-by-monika-wysong/
A Poem by Mercilee Jenkins
Words You Can’t Eat in Public Conversation is risky when mixed with vintage wine, sweet then sour rise up from the glass reveal feelings lingering at the bottom, sullen looks and murmured remarks. Did I say that out loud? I wish I could avoid spaghetti and talking about my mother. I end up […]
A Poem by Rosemary Vaswani
Tracing the path of love, loss and renewal, When I Press Stop is a lyrical memoir written through song and cinematic imagery.In the beginning, two young creatives fall in love, marry, and move to California, where they raise their daughter in the warmth of their shared dreams. But when their daughter is fifteen, an unthinkable diagnosis strikes: a rare, fatal disease that takes her father within a…
A Poem by Anita Pelayo Rivera
…… This poem is from the book No Longer Mija: A Daughter’s Journey by Anita Pelayo Rivera (Finishing Line Press), and can be found at https://finishinglinepress.com/product/no-longer-mija-a-daughters-journey-by-anita-pelayo-rivera/
A Poem by Jamie L. McDaniel
The Black Dog Taylor Swift It’s looking in windows in case you’re looking back at me. It’s listening to Caruth’s echo that never ends no matter how long it reflects off your distant surface. It’s Johnstone’s black dog, the proprioceptive exhaustion that follows me, nipping at my heels—no matter the […]
A Poem by Thomas Patterson
….. This poem is from the chapbook Dark Flowering Fields by Thomas Patterson (Finishing Line Press), and can be found at https://finishinglinepress.com/product/dark-flowering-fields-by-thomas-patterson/
A Poem by Jennifer Weiss
…… This poem first appeared in Pinesong: Awards 2025, Volume 61, and can be found in the chapbook How Should We Dress to Spread Ash? by Jennifer Weiss (Finishing Line Press) at https://finishinglinepress.com/product/how-should-we-dress-to-spread-ash-by-jennifer-weiss/
A Poem by Melissa Weaver
….. This poem is from the chapbook A Fistful of Garnets: A Glossary of Gems I Never Wanted by Melissa Weaver (Finishing Line Press), and can be found at https://finishinglinepress.com/product/a-fistful-of-garnets-a-glossary-of-gems-i-never-wanted-by-melissa-weaver/