Dandelion on the Lawn
little roar against shorn green.
Blemishes—to pry outby their stems, bouquets of bright defiance.
No, my father taught me, you wedgethe trowel down,...
In this special edition of The Mid-Atlantic Review, we celebrate the publication of Brandon Douglas' new book, Dipped in Cerulean. Brandon is the 2023...
Oldest Living Things
Spring again, dizzy with babies.Grisly groundhogs crawl from the shed.Frenzied Chipmunks traverse the drive.Cardinals dip and swirl over the doehiding in the...
When Langston Hughes Livedat 1749 S Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 1
Living with your motherand younger brother couldn’thave been easy.
In two rooms,with one oil heateryou...
Flirting with February
Heavy beaked birdin the denuded trees.
He flashed his frilly pantaloonsand if this were a barI might have lowered my lids to him,licked...
The Descent of Discourse
Such conspicuous consumers, utilizingcalls and patterns, colors and scents,
faces and stances and gaits, sensitive tothe foggiest gesticulations, the slightest
seismic vibrations, we...
pastry case
the pastry case
is an aquarium of still lifes
where works of pain au chocolat float
alongside those of éclair and chouquette
to begin to make...
Anahata Heart Chakra for a New YearYou can never lose what you give away freely.—PatanjaliListen to your heartIts color is cloverBedding for lovers wakingTo...
Residuum
“Detritus? I’ve never heard that word,”my new neighbor says, as I’m apologizing for whatI mistakenly rinsed off of my deck onto his below,the stems...
stars melt in your skin
for R.M
quiet nights held inside your hands like water waitingfor the chance to become your ladder.
you first reminisced, as if...
After William Carlos Williams
So much
De
Pends
Uponthe dazed chickens
Fraughtwith meltwater
Besidesthe demonic and menacing
Icecream truck
Thatcirculates the neighborhood
Withan off-key kilter tune:
(Davidsings-“ dee bee dee bee dee bee boop...
