Different Names for Lamotrigine by Jaz Sufi
“Magic is any science / you do not understand. So, too, / is God.” — Jaz Sufi
Long Poem of Loneliness by Garous Abdolmalekian
“He stands up / to go sit by the window / realizes he has been sitting / by the window for hours.” — Garous Abdolmalekian
When I Kneel, I Don’t Think of a God by Farnaz Fatemi
“You do not linger out loud. / You are not in my mouth.” — Farnaz Fatemi
Soot by Kaveh Akbar
“When I fell to earth // I knew the way—through the soot, into the leaves.” — Kaveh Akbar
Orchids Are Sprouting From the Floorboards by Kaveh Akbar
"The cat mews orchids from his mouth. / His whiskers are also orchids. / The grass is sprouting orchids. / It is becoming mostly orchids."
Being in This World Makes Me Feel Like a Time Traveler by Kaveh Akbar
"One day I stopped in a lobby for cocktails and hors d’oeuvres / and ever since, the life of this world has seemed still."