by Bruce Dethlefsen | Nov 21, 2022 | Magazine Article
I tried to read his favoritepoem at my son his funhis fune read at his funeralhe’d you see died there wasa motorcycle a sunny black motorcycleand red the blood his head wasred on one side and the asphaltwas black and hot and sundown redat my son his funeraland...
by Jess Parker | Nov 21, 2022 | Magazine Article
Before the moon, there was Neptune.And before that, one giant sky rock took a bite from another, spitting in anger—a wet thud went to Earth who, spinning too close, caught a bit of sponge in her teeth…First it was Florida, coastal erosion, part of nature’s...
by Alecia Beymer | Nov 21, 2022 | Magazine Article
What does this life requireof me. A constellationof sharp caution empties: emberscrackle in a nearby firepit. Texturedbranches seduce the night, considerthis was all you ever thoughtdesire could be: planted calm and the arrivalof darkness. Always someone runningthe...
by Nicholas Gulig | Nov 21, 2022 | Magazine Article
The origin of every book is loss.There is not a word in the beginningand language always listens to its end. Tell mewhat has left its mark upon the names you give to starsyou cannot see and I will try to break the sentenceinto something strange enough to trust.Look,...
by Christopher Chambers, Janice Wilberg, Nicholas Gulig, Tom Pamperin, Alecia Beymer, Richie Zaborowske, Jess Parker | Oct 24, 2022 | Videos
Wisconsin People & Ideas magazine presented a virtual reading on October 24 as part of the 2022 Wisconsin Book Festival. The winners of the 2022 Fiction & Poetry Contests read their winning entries. The event was hosted by interim editor, Christopher...