Poetry

One Less Gun in Kenosha

I know Kenosha, it’s a friendly enough place, usually quiet any time of year except…

LOVE, YOU DON’T KNOW

You don’t know what it’s like being a foreigner in a beautiful and fascinating country…

Birth Or Death

Death begins at birth for pro-lifers. The birth day is when interest is lost lost…

Forgiveness

How do we forgive our fathers? Do we forgive him for leaving, or do we…

Where Are They Now

In 1967 I hitch-hiked to Belgrade. My friend and I would take an over-night train…

A Stolen Life

A stolen life. Tossed away, or thrown. Way out, of my very first home. A…

The Fox, When Reached for Comment, Responds

Red Fox Terrorizes Humans in US Capitol Rampage —Voice of America English News I find…

Banning Books

I can understand banning Beloved, a novel that inappropriately emphasizes the unpleasant aspects of slavery…

“Dear Scared White Man”

Last Wednesday was the one year anniversary of the mass shooting in Atlanta, where six…

Truth

He kept his pen To the right side of his pocket Closer to his heart…

Self Portrait with Other People’s Self Portraits

I Self Portrait, Minna Wright Citron I spend ninety minutes searching every possible combination of…

HOMELAND (Батьківщина)

barely dawn his wife wails his name    anguish in the echo his babies cry…

“Composing a Country”

Here is a country. It remembers Chernobyl, the Holodomor, Babyn Yar, dissidents, the light-up red…

New Narnia

Outdoor Dining spro u t e d This winter Space Heaters are a Fad Water…

Dear Young People, Love Society

Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels, You’re not hungry, you’re just bored Fasted for…