Ode to Mitski by William Fargason
“I could let go of the wheel / and close my eyes but Mitski in my speakers / pulls me back to earth” — William Fargason
To the Angelbeast by Eduardo C. Corral
“You said it was nothing / but a trick of the light. Gold / curves. Gold scarves. // Am I not your animal?” — Eduardo C. Corral
The Art of Fugue Part VI by Jan Zwicky
"The patterns of your life / repeat themselves until you listen. / Forgive this."
The Day Lady Died by Frank O’Hara
"buy / an ugly NEW WORLD WRITING to see what the poets / in Ghana are doing these days" – Frank O'Hara
Nightclub by Billy Collins
“We are all so foolish, / my long bebop solo begins by saying,” — Billy Collins
Miracle by Charles Bukowski
"it had enough wild and crazy / joy to last / forever" — Charles Bukowski
Instrument of Choice by Robert Phillips
"so she chose the instrument / no one else wanted" — Robert Phillips
‘Cello by Ramón C. Sunico
“the way he favors / his left hand (which touches / its strings) as if it were a wing // that touched God;” — Ramón C. Sunico