poetry

Brendan A. McGrath
Ghetto Sunrise

Gabriel Olearnik
Paula, sed ferox

Gabriel Olearnik
Parfum

Gabriel Olearnik
Hephaestus

Amanda Glass
Shriven

Matthew Mehan
Before Nebuchadnezzar

Joseph O'Brien
The Gargoyles Return

Ian Van Heusen
at the destruction of the body

Eric Kingsepp
Draining the Marshes

Mike Mangione
Be Not Afraid

Cristina A. Montes
The Carp

John A. Di Camillo
Numbers

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Paula, sed ferox
Your eyes are the heels of horses on stone:
They spark.
Red crescents on your cheeks,
A ploughed place between the brows,
And your face like a storm, dancing.

—Gabriel Olearnik

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Gabriel Olearnik studied medieval history at University College London. He is currently an attorney and practices corporate law.