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  • The Catalyst by Katheryne McMullen

    Linda would begin on the 7th floor with the bordering offices; and then snake her way through the rows of cubicles, emptying each wastebasket and performing lite dusting if time permitted…

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  • Queen of swords by Calypso Hall

    My heart hue rose gold 
    Transforms 
    To sword in stone
    I could be my own king 
    I could marry my own soul 
    I could be alone…

  • Dem Moon Girls by Rabih Ahmed

    dem moon girls know of high tides
    beating against tower walls whose
    emotions swing in the dark of night
    echoing the pain of their…

  • Expressions of me by Mary Seymour

    I AM THE VOICE OF A BLACK WOMAN CAUGHT BETWEEN YOUTH AND OLD AGE

    I AM THE VOICE OF AN ANGRY BIRD THAT CAN’T UNDERSTAND THE VIDEO APP

    I AM THE VOICE OF ALL OF THE ANCESTORS…

  • Backstage with the Features

    On these pages, explore more poems written by our Summer/Fall 2026 Features, Chip Williford, Yesenia Montilla, and Kim D. Brandon.

  • Community Tributes to Claudia Whittingham

    In honor of the beloved Claudia Whittingham, watch tributes from her family and friends from a special memorial held on May 2, 2025 and then read a personal tribute from Sandrine Dupiton.

  • Interview with Chip Williford

    SUFFOLK COUNTY NY’S FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN POET LAUREATE

    We wanted to meet face-to-face, but the weather report for the day we scheduled was predicting rain. That past week Mother Nature couldn’t decide whether to tease us with a day of sunshine or become Fall in redux…