translated or defined
A short-lived wing
temporary swallow
the rush to soothe its fatality
i lay my eggs on the surface
breathe into your perimeter
a glossalia of heartbeats
to breathe into that constant state of apprehension
i hover and spit hover and spit
glide through glass blades
grass blades
emerged from my dun my
transitory sunbeam from effluvial mist
i alight on your battered river
and sink my progeny
one by one
Melissa Eleftherion is a writer, librarian, and a visual artist. Born & raised in Brooklyn, she earned an MFA in Poetry from Mills College, and an MLIS from San Jose State University. She is the author of field guide to autobiography (The Operating System, 2018), & numerous chapbooks including little ditch (above/ground press, 2018). Melissa now lives in Mendocino County where she manages the Ukiah Library, teaches creative writing, & curates the LOBA Reading Series.
ISSUE TWENTY TWO: Less Malty Rye
Ottavia Paluch
Sonnet for Squares
Samantha Duncan
Hunt Mother
Hunter Therron
In Fever Sleep A Year Later
Melissa Eleftherion
Poetry Walk
Ephemeroptera
Gordon Blitz
Marking