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Assuming the Habits of the Day and Night
Anthony (Vahni) Capildeo
‘my every day is a being in of being / a mixity of worlds’
At me and beautiful problems
Eve Esfandiari-Denney
‘ancestry.com fucks with my mind’
A poem by Eve Esfandiari-Denney.
At the Peckhamplex
Will Harris
‘the snow reflecting off / your torch was the / colour of your thoughts’
Beautiful Short Loser
Ocean Vuong
‘For as long as I can remember my body was a small town nightmare.’
A new poem by Ocean Vuong.
Best Book of 1891: The Birds of Manitoba
Sylvia Legris
‘During the pandemic, birds (along with many insects and wild plants) have landed in my life and poems again.’
Beyond Sunset
Mary Ruefle
‘Red sadness never appears sad . . . it appears in flashes of passion, anger, fear, inspiration and courage, in dark unsellable visions; it is an upside down penny concealed beneath a tea cosy.’
Bianca Burning
C.K. Williams
‘The sexual terror lions are roaring into my ears as I make my way between their cages’
Bicske
Joanna Walsh
‘For us, discomfort is a hard feeling. / Almost as hard as hate. / Almost as hard as fear.’
Biographical Detail
Ángel González Muñiz
‘The cockroaches in my house complain because I read at night’.
Bird of Fire
Rowan Ricardo Phillips
‘No more, no longer the sweet difference / Between real and dream I knew.’