A poem by T.K. Mills Went on up to Harlem, To talk with Langston Hughes Things ain’t like they used to be, So I thought I’d go give him the news Times are kinda crazy ItContinue reading
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A SHADOW IN YOUR BEDROOM
a poem by Michelle Mangal A square of four walls and a bed contain so many memories I left a shadow of myself in your bedroom I will not keep looking at your bedroom windowContinue reading
Publishing Opportunities for Writers and Visual Artists: Genre: Urban Arts No. 8
In June, we will hit 2 years as your favorite urban arts journal. We are accepting submission until May 1st for our No. 8 Edition. We are accepting unpublished, original writing, art, and photography fromContinue reading
Chattel
a poem by Ricardo Hanley, Jr. I’ve long since become numb to your whip. I’ve grown tired and slowed my pace, I was born a bit lighter, the results of a rape,
Sacrifice
a poem by Briayvette In the depths of her ribcage there is thiscity abandoning heartsHaunted with memoriesIn the temptation of being cautioustreading lightlyI applaud youThere’s a courage thereThough meek and mild manneredIt lives within thatContinue reading
Red Sky Mourning
a poem by Jessi Harrison When the sun set, you remembered how coldthe kitchen tile felt – linoleum pressed to your facelike that’s how you survived. Like if you could have maneuveredthe checkerboard pattern asContinue reading
Thrift Store Heart
a poem by Merwin Brown You have a thrift store heart It’s a little chipped It’s a little bruised It’s a little tarnished It’s a little used But it’s a heart nevertheless It can stillContinue reading
Kissed by Growths Pain
a poem by Shaunteri Skinner she fell into the burns of her past as they lay thick & thin on her brain, the emptiness was so full, it was so well-rounded & welcoming. kissed byContinue reading
Genre: Urban Arts No. 8
We are accepting submissions for are No. 8 Print! Head to our site to submit! Can you believe it’s been two years?
The Logorroic
a poem by Stefania Morgante The Logorroic eats your breakfasttakes over your carmakes you become later comerwhen you are punctual.The Logorroic bites your timekills your enthusiasm.The Logorroic makes appeara wrinkle on your face-in the eyes.TheContinue reading
Inferential
a poem by Pratik More Empty spaces between the lines of my papers areFilled by silence that grows like the jungle grassIt’s thick and dark shielding from the broken glassWhere I sit and sing the melancholyContinue reading
Cosmetic
a poem by Nicole Fry Make up is used to coverthe flaws Cover GirlWishes she could get ridof themAll. It is deeper than whatfoundation could do Yourlips won’t change Nomatter how you ap-plythat Ruby WooContinue reading
Soon My Grandmother Will Be Buried in Kumasi
a poem by Adwoa Agyepong I spent the week at home, watching Dawson’s creek, wonderingwhy my body had stopped working(Yours of course, had stopped working months ago)I was supposed to be in class(And you were supposedContinue reading
Spoken Word by Victoria Angelique
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Shy Angel
a poem by Christine Ottery Mufti wearing girlwas standing at thebus stopstaring at the red doubledeckers contemplating thedecisions that led up tothis pointThe point where the beautifulboy with Leonardo di Capriofloppy hair deemed himself toopureHis moralsContinue reading
The Broken Girl
a poem by Audreyanna Garrett I was the broken girl. The one who found her soul in the bottom of the bottle. The one who found solace in a joint and toxic energy. The oneContinue reading
To Boys with Green Hair
a poem by Arthur Jackson V I stole morning For a glass of wine ;I wanted to drown out the sound I pictured myself a green haired boy My reflection chimed “you aren’t held inContinue reading
People of the Ocean
a poem by Vaishali Paliwal I built this house with bare handsNow in flames I leave it behindI carry the keysI was named by my grandmotherHer last prayer was in these beadsI carry her rosaryIContinue reading