New Poems in the Nest by Carlie Hoffman

“the voice is speaking, though only the wind / motions toward me.”
From New World

“I plant a tree with the certainty my brother will reemerge from beneath the sea— / How many metaphors less damaging for escaping?”
From Myth of Icarus as Girl, Leaving

Read both poems here.


New Poems in the Nest

“"i let it drown, you know. sometimes / i don’t care what the ringing / means.” from “#17”
By ceara margaret hennessey

“"kissing those tender-most junctures— / the ones implying permanence.” from “our moment under the sun” By Kelsey L. Smoot

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New Poems in the Nest

”plastic bags about to burst with empty / bottles and recyclables. / I think of my mother as a child.”
from “What One Does for a LivingBy Lorenzo

“Have you ever pulled into the driveway / of a waiting house? An entire house waiting for you?”
from “Location, location, location By Maria Santa Poggi

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New Poems in the Nest

“I’ve sat still, hunched / my nails like / animal deep ragged moons..”
from “Swamp Molly”

“Lately, I’ve been feeling like Jesus’s sister. / Who knew that Jesus even had a sister?"
from “Driving Poem”

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New Poems in the Nest by Katey Funderburgh

I have tried / to be good. Pour the wine, wash the sand / from my calves." From “Balm”

“love will play out like rainwater / along the gutters of our street damning / the leaves in their river.” From “November has September hands”

Read both poems here.


New Fiction Story in the Nest by Phi Le

“Not once in my life have I ever been considered good-looking or remarkable in any way. I have an utterly forgettable face, and I generally don’t like to say much. That’s fine. I just do what I’m supposed to” by Phi Le

Read “Bunny Goes to the City” here.