Month: October 2024

Poetry

A White Mist Hovers by Dale Champlin

dazzling as a field of ghosts.When fog shrouds the farmland like this, I know winter can’t be far behind. In the distance, hillsides float—hazy ash to lavender, they menace.Low-lying clouds cover the pale morning a silken Victorian bridal veil. The cold penetrates,bone chilling and graved. May a bride be one of the ghosts,with her dove gray fitted bodice,leg-o-mutton sleeves—pin-tucked satin,crinoline corseted within an inch of lost breath. … Continue reading A White Mist Hovers by Dale Champlin

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Interview

An Interview With a Poet’s Poet: Antonia Alexandra Klimenko by Malik Crumpler

*Antonia Alexandra Klimenko’s poetry collection, On the Way to Invisible, is now available at your preferred book retailer.* There’s no denying that Antonia Alexandra Klimenko is a poet’s poet. By that I mean that she is more than a vessel—Klimenko is a mirror, one of the few who is one with Poetry. And, if you are ever fortunate enough to hang out with her, and … Continue reading An Interview With a Poet’s Poet: Antonia Alexandra Klimenko by Malik Crumpler

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Poetry

The Great Dictator by Ron Kolm

Hitler, a small dark man,Reached a pinnacle of powerBecause of another small dark man,A man beloved by the masses:Famous in France as Charlot,In Japan and, yes, in Germany. Hitler knew what he was doingWhen he trimmed his moustacheto make it look almost exactlyLike Charlie Chaplin’s.I truly believe that the GermansWere following Charlie ChaplinIn their subconsciousWhen they goose-stepped offTo their fate. And it’s interesting to noteThat … Continue reading The Great Dictator by Ron Kolm

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Book Review, Criticism, Essay

Not A Girl, Finally A Woman: MARINA’s Eat the World

Like many pop stars who weren’t yet pop stars in the early 2000s, Britney Spears was both an inspiration and a cautionary tale to someone like MARINA. Her influence undeniable on every millennial from Taylor Swift to Charli XCX. In 2021, MARINA paid homage to that influence in a “justice for Britney” sort of way with the “Purge the Poison” lyrics, “2007/When Size 0 was … Continue reading Not A Girl, Finally A Woman: MARINA’s Eat the World

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Poetry

Turn and Fire on the Count of One by Charlie Robert

Trigger Boy.Sugar Bun.Christmas Toy.Loaded Gun.Loaded Pews.Daily Bread.Daily News.In Your Head.Pick A School.Full Of Light.Turn And Fire.Nighty Night.Columbine.Leads The Way.First In Line.Let Us Prey.Newtown.Sandy Hook.Tiny Bodies.Picture Books.StonemanDouglass.Where’s The Justice?Archangels.Time To Bust UsSay Your Prayers.From The Past.The First Won’tBe The Last.(Don’t ForgetTo Praise OurAll-Star Cast)Turn And Fire.On The CountOf One.Trigger Boy.Sugar Bun. Continue reading Turn and Fire on the Count of One by Charlie Robert

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Book Review, Criticism

Ingmar Bergman’s Persona Incarnate: Didion & Babitz by Lili Anolik

Lili Anolik’s Didion & Babitz is out November 12th via Simon & Schuster. By now, it’s not exactly a new take that Eve Babitz and Joan Didion are two sides of the same California-centric coin. Except that the latter was always given far more credit and weight (despite her thin frame) than the former. It was in large part thanks to Lili Anolik that Babitz … Continue reading Ingmar Bergman’s Persona Incarnate: Didion & Babitz by Lili Anolik

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Poetry

Better Living Through Chemistry by Marissa Glover

Sorting meds into the seven-day pill organizercan be a kind of rosary—answering questionsand reciting allergies at each appointment, a litany.Pinching the capsule between thumb and forefingerlike taking a wafer—washing it down the throatwith water instead of wine, you are a priest nowpresiding over this holy rite. Affirmations in the caror mirror are just prayers said with your eyes open. Continue reading Better Living Through Chemistry by Marissa Glover

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Essay

The Substance and The Picture of Dorian Gray

Although The Substance borrows from many things—particularly Death Becomes Her—when it comes to satirically addressing the subject of female aging in Hollywood, a somewhat surprising nod in Coralie Fargeat’s latest film is the one to Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray. Granted, if any “old queen” knew a thing or two about the fear of becoming ancient (and the loss of looks that goes … Continue reading The Substance and The Picture of Dorian Gray

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