Close-Up: Nikki Allen (Part 2)
Nikki Allen reads two poems, “abandoning the fear of being left behind” and “in love.”
Poetry
Close-Up: Nikki Allen (Part 1)
Poet Nikki Allen reads “for the get-gone.”
Three Poems by Lisa Panepinto
i met a beatific elder on the greyhound
on the way to pittsburgh he told me his six principles of love:
Three Poems by Scott Silsbe
There’s a misty fog hanging over the hills of Turtle Creek
as I make my way home, back to Pittsburgh from Trafford,
the oldies station on the stereo—a song that I do not know
imploring some captain to ride, ride upon his mystery ship.
Hamnett House Histories: A Series of Sketches (Part 2)
The second in a two-part series.
Hamnett House Histories: A Series of Sketches (Part 1)
Writer Marlee Gallagher and illustrator Greg Sciulli spun the spirit of the houses in their neighborhood—some long-vacant and on the brink of demolition, others still animated—into a collection of prose poetry. Here, we share part one of a two-part series.
Close-Up: Joanna Lowe (Part 2)
Joanna Lowe recites “As Best As We Can Bear,” with accordion by Matthew Siegler and flute by Jess Hohman.
Close-Up: Joanna Lowe (Part 1)
Poet and actor Joanna Lowe recites her poem “Razor” along with music by accordionist Matthew Siegler and flautist Jess Hohman.
at the site of the former carlisle indian industrial school
we cried at the army war college gates
as the guard asked us for i.d.
Close-Up: Jason Baldinger (Part 3)
Jason Baldinger concludes his poem “Dial S for Sonny.”