What Was Lost

What Was Lost

Only one night we watchedthe full moon remember the tops of the trees,spilling radium over an unused roadand the pond at the edge of the fieldwas full of silver and longing.The fireflies’ green light was too coolto be reflected in that restless water,on, then off, the...
Things Hereafter

Things Hereafter

The summer Pastor Frank Mueller lost his mind, it rained so hard and so quickly in the town of Ryeford, Illinois that the waters of the marsh spilled into our basements and flooded Gary Avenue from North High all the way to the tracks. The foundation of the...
The Washer's Bone Whiteness Laid Bare

The Washer's Bone Whiteness Laid Bare

Kitchen necromancer, mom unburiesthe washer each week from its shallow graveof crochet magazines, Wonder Bread bagsof phone bills, coupons clipped and saved towardssome unexpired future where Point Beer doesn’t trump groceries. She even saved the washer box....
The Wisconsin People & Ideas Poetry Contest

The Wisconsin People & Ideas Poetry Contest

Submission Window Opened: JANUARY 15, 2025 Entry fee: $10 Academy members / $15 non-members Submission Deadline: MARCH 31, 2025 Lead Judge: Denise Sweet 1st-place winners of the Wisconsin People & Ideas Poetry Contest will receive a one-week artist residency at...