Photo by Ash Fuentes By Ash Fuentes Day We’re in a fully packed car on the way to our favorite boba shop after snooping around our favorite aisles in the nearest bookstore. The air is thick with the lingering scent of sunscreen that my nose has begun to recognize as quite pleasant in comparison to…… Continue reading Summer Days Summer Nights
Category: Poetry
This Summer Will Be a Good One
Photo by Kleigh Balugo By Charlotte Turner this summer will be a good one i can feel it in the way i wake up late and drink lemonade this summer will be a good one if i can start telling the truth in the different ways to exist i love the sun in my eyes…… Continue reading This Summer Will Be a Good One
Summer Love
Photo by Kleigh Balugo By Brigita Przybylski Why does summer love Look like an ice cream cone? Sweet and messy Soft and fragile Childlike Sticky fingers And stained white shirts Chocolate lips And a forbidden kiss With a cherry on top
An Ode to the Meadows
Photo by Aimy Paulsen By Aimy Paulsen I’VE COME TO LOVE THE HEAT THAT SKIN-SCORCHING BLISTERING HEAT BECAUSE WHAT IS BEING FROM HERE IF NOT FOR THOSE POST-5th GRADE SUMMER DAYS WITH MY BEST FRIEND TAKING OUR SCOOTERS ‘ROUND THE CUL-DE-SAC GETTING FLIP-FLOP TANS THROWING ROCKS IN THE NEIGHBOR’S SWIMMING POOL BECAUSE PRETEEN LIFE DIDN’T…… Continue reading An Ode to the Meadows
June Babies
Photo by Natalia Lee By Natalia Lee They say June babies love the heat. They make flowers bloom at the sight of their smile. And I, being one of them, do not like the heat no—-I, made the flowers and trees bloom their mightiest bloom up to the blues of the sky all while burning…… Continue reading June Babies
Everything
Photo by Ian Watson By Ian Watson The constant hum from thousands of desert cicadas paired with a scorching dry heat provide consistency and comfort, My skin goes from white to red in an instant; The soles of my shoes begin to distress upon walking on the rocky dirt that surrounds everything I know, I…… Continue reading Everything
THEY TOLD ME HELL WAS HOTTER THAN EARTH
Photo by Natalia Lee By Natalia Lee I don’t like you breathing so much on my neck, SUN. Instead, lay your head gently on my shoulders and caress my skin; care for me as you do the withering flowers within. How well of a job you’ve done. I praise the Moon & look nothing towards…… Continue reading THEY TOLD ME HELL WAS HOTTER THAN EARTH
A Short Story in Ithaca
Photo by Greta Unetich By Greta Unetich A thunderstorm rolls into Ithaca. Its thunderheads collect in the black night.My bedsheets stick to my legs; sweat beads on the breath of my pillow, the nape of my neck. I sit cross-legged on my comforter and tie my humid hair up below my window in the light…… Continue reading A Short Story in Ithaca
Nighttime Swimming
Photo by Brigita Przybylski By Brigita Przybylski Moonlight shining Hot tub diving Your body glows Our eyes blink slow Reflections of stars shine As I call you mine Nighttime secrets A love beacon Pulling you close Touching our noses I feel you exhale Movements like a snail Your hand caresses My heart confesses A longing…… Continue reading Nighttime Swimming
Flowers Still Grow
Photo by Aian Tabor By Molly Zofia As many will already know, June is Pride Month. For the theme of Unity, I worked with several contributors (who remain anonymous) to create a poetry piece about what it feels like to be unable to openly celebrate Pride. Pride can be a lonely time for members of…… Continue reading Flowers Still Grow
