By Tabassum Tahmina Shagufta Hussein Things fall apart When you don't know the people Once you used to know. Things fall apart When you don't know the people Stabbing you behind your back Things fall apart When you don't know What's happening behind the scenes Against you Things fall apart When you can clearly notice … Continue reading Things Fall Apart
Whose Time Is It, Anyway? and Other Poems
By Ken Gosse Whose Time Is It, Anyway? I stared at its face and I dared it to grace me an hour of time, either way; one before or one after, for sadness or laughter (as if time is under our sway). A move into the future means now would be past and an hour … Continue reading Whose Time Is It, Anyway? and Other Poems
Partially Still Here and Other Poems
By Akintoye Akinsola Partially Still Here It was on a quiet night And my jammed conscious state poured into a frozen canal Yes, we were told not to believe castles could be built in the sun But I wanted that to be untrue The speed boat flipped over, landing badly and my being was punctured … Continue reading Partially Still Here and Other Poems
Nitrogen
By Jim Bates Twenty years ago, during the spring of the 2020 lockdown, Mom announced, “We are planting a garden.” I was thirteen and my brother Jay was nine so, of course, we complained, me being the loudest, “Aw, Mom. No!” “What, you’d rather play video games?” Well, yeah, of course, but I couldn’t say … Continue reading Nitrogen
The Science of Ant-Keeping
By Adrian So Many people view ants as pests, the obnoxious beasts that invade homes and causes damage to structures. But in reverse, known as ant-keepers, a small amount of people keep ants as pets. Ants make great pets because they are low-maintenance, budget-efficient, easy to find, and rewarding. For low-maintenance, you will not have to give your … Continue reading The Science of Ant-Keeping
A Testimony to a Life and Other Poems
By Marchell Dyon A Testimony to a Life Now you can recognize your treasures from heaven Soaring with tattered wings; a guardian you have been. On this day, together let us sing. Let us speak of you with velvet voices. Harmoniously, praise your life of few choices. So many ways to be a woman form … Continue reading A Testimony to a Life and Other Poems
Lesson Learned
By Dawn DeBraal More and more, my body betrayed me. My voice faltered, and hair grew in places seen and unseen. I felt like a gorilla looking at my hairy legs that seemed to get apish overnight, and I questioned why this was happening at the least opportune time. Yes, we had the movie where … Continue reading Lesson Learned
The Rollcall: A Dynastic Saga in Five Parts
By Amrita Valan I. The Beginning / Choddopurush Recalling names of forefathers Time travelling fourteen generations A rollcall of honors Bestowed by birth. For each prior generation Genetic heritage halved, Then quartered. Spliced again, till Beyond the fourteenth, The inheritance dwindles Below decimal percentage. This proves our common pool Of humanity shares One common genome. … Continue reading The Rollcall: A Dynastic Saga in Five Parts
I Miss Hummingbirds in Winter and Other Poems
By Andrew Lafleche I Miss Hummingbirds in Winter I am in bed this evening when a sudden downpour violent enough to jar me from that place— between the hours waiting for tomorrow and the darkness which will deliver me there; the space where shapes escape their borders and the voices behind my brow escape my … Continue reading I Miss Hummingbirds in Winter and Other Poems
Amongst the Waves and Other Poems
By Stephen Kingsnorth Amongst the Waves I saw her in the Maundy aisle of steady stream, robed city life, my viewpoint from cathedral stall. So short beneath the vaulted heights, but stature tall as gazed about, an eye caught from amongst the crowd, as sight, finite, felt infinity. I have the invitation card, calligraphy in … Continue reading Amongst the Waves and Other Poems
Academy of the Heart And Mind 