Afternoon of March 12, 2026

 

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Monoglot


I don't know what you're talking about.



~Noah Berlatsky






A Different Kind of News


As the Aral Sea is replenished

As Nigeria eliminates malaria

As Chile puts an end to leprosy

As Croatia clears all landmines

As Libya gets rid of trachoma


Wild tigers are returning to Kazakhstan


~Olinda Ninolakis




praying for peace

marching for justice

I want my country back



~Jennifer Gurney




auctioning

off our souls

war



~Roberta Beach Jacobson




ten years old

Paris runway

to the Max



~Jennifer Gurney




Kissing to make up

Then going to bed

In separate rooms



~Sarah Mahina Calvello




The fence follows the road;

the road follows the fence;

cattle push through the fence

and cross the road

to follow the grass

greener on the other side.


~Diane Webster




Jet trails streak parallel

lines across the sky;

the grocery cart wheels

track water marks

from a mudpuddle

in the parking lot.


~Diane Webster




storm split mimosa

and nowhere anyone

to blame



~Patrick Sweeney




doodling in the profit margins



~Roberta Beach Jacobson




counting now on the kids who wouldn't stay in line



~Patrick Sweeney

 

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