The Last Word Word Count: 1,262 by henry 7. reneau jr. Poetry as an indictment of racism in the United States. – With a video by ANIKA ROACH
We Were the Many Word Count: 438 by Linda Everett Bloom Poetry that digs its hands into the earth of the past, from within the walls of the Minnesotan criminal justice system.
America’s Assad Avatar Word Count: 424 by Jeffrey Young Written with the knowledge incarceration brings, poetry as dissent, naming the mirroring of violence between Syria and the US.
RETRACTING PLEXUS Word Count: 713 by Dimitra Ioannou Poetry revolting against the imposition of pervasive judgement under semiocapitalism, and gesturing to its ripe, hidden ruptures. – With PLEXUS ELASTIC a video by ANDREA GARCIA VASQUEZ
GOOD EYE TO THE BOUGHS Word Count: 1,005 by Lehua Taitano Poetry on the fine line between birth and death, joy and grief. – With REGENESIS: AN OPERA TENTACULAR (ACT 1) a video by RIEKO WHITFIELD
LETTERS FROM MY CHILDHOOD Word Count: 708 by Ojo Taiye Poetry on the delicacy of intimate violence, as seen by a son. – With an excerpt from AFTER MY DEATH / A MUTABLE DECISION a performance by INDIRA ALLEGRA
Anthropocene Reversed Abecedarian: Spoken by the Author Word Count: 328 by Su Hwang Su reads her poem originally featured in Issue 006: SEIZE.
ODE TO THE RISING SUN Word Count: 441 by Ojo Taiye Prose-poetry on the reverberations of the Biafra War. – With EARTHBURNER a video by MANNY OROZCO
BLADE RUNNER (1982) Word Count: 1,767 by Franny Choi A lyrical takedown of anti-Asian racism and misogyny. – With an excerpt from MYCEAQUA VITAE a film by JOSÈFA NTJAM
نانی Word Count: 604 by Sanah Ahsan Poetry that blooms from grief to honor a grandmother’s life. – With THE OTHER SIDE artwork by LUCY XIAOCHUAN LIU
Dazed in 2020 Vertigo: Spoken by the author Word Count: 299 by Terron Ferguson Terron reads his poem which was originally featured in Issue 005: DAZE.
COSMIC GULF OF TONKIN Word Count: 263 by Tao Lin Poetry on the sinuous nature of reality, and the universe. – With a video by RICK SILVA
ANTHROPOCENE REVERSED ABECEDARIAN Word Count: 480 by Su Hwang Scathing poetry of activism. – With SCISSION an artwork by DEBORA CHEYENNE CRUCHON
SHOWTIME [the poem also known as SHOWSTOPPER] Word Count: 429 by Koleka Putuma Poetry that defies the gaze of white dominance. – With JOSEPHINE AND THE LEOPARD a video by JADE MONTSERRAT & WEBB-ELLIS
DAZED IN 2020 VERTIGO Word Count: 846 by Terron Ferguson A rap/poem from the flux of the deadly Covid pandemic & the uprising for Black Lives. – With BURIED BENEATH THE DUSK & REVERSAL OF FORTUNE artworks by DAVID ALABO
Relevant to the Day Word Count: 668 by Omar Sakr A poem immersed in the moment of its creation. – With SKHMT, AP1S & AMVN artworks by CRICE
Oh–Terrible Movie! Word Count: 1,473 by Heid E. Erdrich A poem on the weaker points of apocalyptic movies. – With BEFORE ENDINGS & BEGINNINGS an artwork by MOIRA VILLIARD
THE SCAR OF THE HUMAN SOUL Word Count: 1,006 by Tahnahga Yako Three poems on the embrace of death by Stillpoint Magazine’s Elder in Residence. – With EXIT & ANTI-RETRO artworks by ANDREA CARLSON
THE OVERWHELMING URGE Word Count: 1,168 by Ella Frears Poetry inspired by the repressed feminine origins in the history of psychoanalysis. – With GREY CLOUD and YELLOW DROOP artworks by SARAH SLAPPEY
