Losing my Appetite by Matthew Ratz

Losing my AppetiteEspying the sprockets as theypulverize and mull raw mash intobite-sized blobsthen extrude gruel intomoulded intestinal casingsto become a refined sausage product,I lose any appetite to tastefrankfurteresque concoctions as long...

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Borrow Somebody’s Dreams by Emily Goff

There was a time when I went to great lengths to find beautiful words to make my poetry beautiful & you’ve gotta hand it to me, because...

The State of the Art: World Dance by Christel Stevens

Christel Stevens writes about challenges toward creation of professional World Dance performances, including funder preferences toward traditional concert dance styles, and the recent trend of combining European and 'World Dance' forms.

Three Poems by Amy Melrose

These poems are published connected to a project supported by the DC Mayor’s Office of Community Affairs. Amy Melrose was a participant in the 2026 Jewish...

Two poems by Addy Lugo

Addy Lugo is a finalist in the 2025 DC Poet Project, an annual open-to-all poetry competition created by Day Eight to support and surface...

lady day by Timothy Hudenburg

lady dayin burgundy and blueher voice jazzesunlocks the mindyou wonder what follows timenotes her music comes aliveher voice oh you willshe sweatingly teasesblue piping...

Lot’s Wife by Jessica de Koninck

The poems in this post are part of a special section, curated by Ori Z Soltes and Robert Bettmann, The Jewish Experience. Lot’s Wife He never...

A Poem by Michele Keane-Moore

To My Entangled Quark Shall we sit a moment To sip our jasmine tea and enjoy Being in the same room At the same table with its flowered tablecloth? Sun...

Two Poems by Shauna Shiff

Sunrise Each morning begins before night ends.The dog’s nose nudges her insistent hurryhurry! I can not wait! So in the dark, slow with sleep and still...

Two Poem by Sahar Choudhury

occupier artclasswindow is crackedopen to let fresh air in. outsidesunny schoolyard under lovely cloudless sky,the kind of blue beggingto be licked and torn asunderby hungry...

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