so much
dumb
dirt
sick
deep cuts
cut
cut
slash
Johnny shall have a new master
fancy-dancy t " rump
cata-cut
but
cu t
c u t
Oval
man
man
that
can
't
rump
gut
trills
dolls
popu
lar
Johnny shall earn but a penny a day
ready
hacksaw saw
will
still
bill
t, rump
wipe
hungry
hand
hastily
cuts
gold
determined to miss
Because he can't work any faster
Erasure poem from article in The Week March 31, 2017
Elizabeth Kirkpatrick-Vrenios rresides in Bethesda, Maryland, and Mendocino, California. She maintains a vocal studio in Washington DC, and acts as a mentor and adjudicator to many opera companies and competitions. She is the past National President of the National Opera Association, Associate Director of the Crittenden Opera Studio, and Artistic Director of the Redwoods Opera Workshop in Mendocino, California. She is a Professor Emerita from American University, and has spent most of her life performing as singing artist across Europe and the United States. Well known for her interpretations of Contemporary music, she has premiered over 100 works, both in the US and abroad, many of them composed for her. Her prize-winning chapbook, Special Delivery, was published by Yellow Chair Press in the spring of 2016. She co-wrote the book Party Line under the name Elizabeth Kirkpatrick. Her poetry has been featured in numerous print anthologies and online journals.
ISSUE FIFTEEN: Lastly, My Seer
Michael Albright
Because of your problem,
do you often feel others
have no idea what you are going through?
Emily Rosello Mercurio
Sunny Honey
Rose Knapp
Socio-EFascismo
Rachel Mindell
Life as we know it
Kathleen E. Krause
Digging Digits
Kristie Betts Letter
Montana Wildhack Read Aloud
Sandeep Kumar Mishra
Pebbles
Daniel Romo
Diplomacy
Elizabeth Kirkpatrick-Vrenios
See Saw Margery Daw
Nate Maxson
Patient Zero
Alec Hershman
The Point of Vanishing