Two Poems by Yvette Neisser

Ode to the Analog Age Praise the newspaper tossed each morning by a boy on a bicycle, ink of newsprint, thinness of paper. Praise phone booths where we waited in line and paid...

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Three Poems by Yvette Neisser

THE ARC OF THE SUN for my mother Here is what you have revealed: At eighteen,you rode a Greyhound from New Jerseyall the way down to...

Not All Fantasy is Created Equal by Rob Bettmann

A reply by Robert Bettmann to Judith Hanna's article for Bourgeon "Exotic Dance", in which she defends the value of stripping.

A Guide to Participating in Artomatic by Tammy Vitale

Local artist and Artomatic veteran Tammy Vitale offers her advice on how to "do" Artomatic, the DC-areas largest annual art happening.

Two Poems by CLS Sandoval

I Was SilentTW: Sexual Assault At least three Long IslandsI thought I could hangHe was such a gentlemanWalking me homeMemories are only in fragments The officer...

Two Poems by Chris Biles

Dead End Life’s routine is like a straightaway on a country roadOn and on, beyond our sight, it continuesand sometimes looking down that road makes...

Poems and Haiku by Nancy Botta

The divorce. The final chapter of our union tells of bone deep chagrin- the dumb utter of 'I feel statements' plays itself like a mantra, useless invocations found in the crumpled leaflets from...

Three Poems by Lex Page

Crossword Clue, 5 Down, and a Hint: “Love” Isn’t the Answer I said it first,Come over here, and help me out,<!-- pointing to the only line...

Three Poems by DeMisty D. Bellinger

Geomancy follow the flow of your foreheadhow it hovers above each eyebrowhow it anchors all that brain line up the line of your nosehow it extends...

Three poems by Tony Medina

These poems are published connected to the partnership between the Mid-Atlantic Review and Howard University and a recent event for the Howard community.  Broke Tin Pan Alley Hitchcock...

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