Poetry – Page 2 – BIG OTHER

Four Poems, by Dimitri Reyes

Made in América I thought they would be of madera, the kinds with splinters. That this item from its…

Past I swallow the past, steadying myself against the back of a young birch tree. The past is pulped,…

When That Final Trumpet When that final trumpet sounds (and when was the first one?), when it’s time to…

Death Jokes My dad never flinched when he talked about death; in fact, he roused future plans as casual…

Selfie at a Gift Shop in Old San Juan You can try on anything for free. My hands are ready…

Return Hear her calling wildly in the wood that whistles as it burns Feel her pulling you tied in her…

An I for an Eye: Ars Poetica I used to take the eyes out of plastic dolls/blackened them with…

dream: the dead returns while I waited listening to my own life behind the doorway— noises from the kitchen,…

Happy birthday, Victoria Redel! Celebrate by reading this suite of poems we published in 2019! Six of these poems…