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Writing prompts for a fever dream summer
August 3, 2026
Writing prompts for a fever dream summer
August 3, 2026
August 3, 2026
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August 3, 2026
'bloodsponge rubies & wicked diamonds' — poetry by Emily Murman
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August 3, 2026
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'remember the language' — poetry by Adjei Sun
August 3, 2026
'remember the language' — poetry by Adjei Sun
August 3, 2026
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'through the bramble in the name of joy' — poetry by Tara Labovich
August 3, 2026
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August 3, 2026
August 3, 2026
'my feline floweret of death' — poetry by Lize du Toit
August 3, 2026
'my feline floweret of death' — poetry by Lize du Toit
August 3, 2026
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'eye-shine and woods' — poetry by Eric Huff
August 3, 2026
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'I extracted my own heart' — poetry by Anne Champion
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'Can language become a noose?' — poetry by Marko Pogačar, translated by Andrea Jurjević
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'a wretched thing on this earth' — poetry by Liza Sparks
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'EVERYDAY I THOUGHT OF THE DEER' — poetry by Anna Drzewiecki
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May 19, 2026
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May 19, 2026
'robe me in brightness' — poetry by Muheez Olawale
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'robe me in brightness' — poetry by Muheez Olawale
May 19, 2026
May 19, 2026
'understand that you make me pyrophoric' — poetry by Juliet Kahn
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'understand that you make me pyrophoric' — poetry by Juliet Kahn
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May 18, 2026
'Let us darken your blood' — poetry by jessamyn duckwall
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'Let us darken your blood' — poetry by jessamyn duckwall
May 18, 2026
May 18, 2026
'dark in the blonde sea' — poetry by Heather Truett
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'Unravel the strands of dawn ' — poetry by J. L. Yocum
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'blood ripple shimmer' — poetry by Savannah Manhattan
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'blood ripple shimmer' — poetry by Savannah Manhattan
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'flesh fever our bed' — poetry by Adrian Ernesto Cepeda 
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'blue hands wrapped with rosary' — poetry by Bernadette McComish
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'dancing in pleather dress' — poetry by Jill Khoury
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'dancing in pleather dress' — poetry by Jill Khoury
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'I will give you horses' — poetry by Johannes Göransson
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'I will give you horses' — poetry by Johannes Göransson
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'Darling, clean up your heart' — poetry by Lavinia Liang
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'Darling, clean up your heart' — poetry by Lavinia Liang
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'am I the lonely wicked one' — poetry by Lindsay Lusby
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Helmut Newton

Helmut Newton

Poetry by Jenna Cardinale

January 6, 2016

You notice that the pen you’re using to write is not an easy pen with which to write. Maybe it’s the flow. Or something about the grip is off. So you look at the pen. It is thin. Silver, black, then tipped with silver. “Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts.” You think, “How fancy,” then remember that this is your pen. You took it from a Four Season hotel. It wasn’t as decadent as the appearance of the pen might suggest. Or maybe it was fancy for the Midwest. Because you were in the St. Louis Four Seasons hotel and St. Louis is different from where you’re from. This is why you were staying in a hotel, after all. But there was a rainfall shower. And the TV appeared in the corner of the bathroom mirror. Was the toilet seat heated? Maybe you don’t understand decadence. Did you touch it all?

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