New Poems in the Nest by Kuhu Joshi
“Unlike Ganga and Yamuna, you seemed to have / no role. In you, my grandmothers drowned / who they could be.”
From Letter to Saraswati
“What I wanted to know was, / are you lonely? Do you have enough / family?”
From Spell to Call on My Future Family
New Interview in the Nest with Carlie Hoffman
“For me, poetry is devotional, and the process is deeply private. I see poetry as a way of being in the world, attuned to the ebbs and flows of daily life.” From Carlie Hoffman
"Like Broken Glass"
A Flash Contest Honorable Mention
“It was the broken glass that took my husband’s life. That was all it was, just a little piece of broken glass from an old syringe, slicing through his palm during our morning search through the recyclables.” By Madeline Rosales
New Poems in the Nest
“how to peel an orange in the dark, / or make small talk in a blacked-out bar / to a person who may or may not be a woman." from “Magnetic Charm” By Ken Holland
“and yes, the she is you, / and yes, the you is me."
from “Homecoming” By Shanley Poole
New Story in the Nest by Janelle Greco
“I cupped it in my hands as if it were an egg or a small flower and peeked through
my fingers just to be sure. It felt like hundreds of eyelashes fanning my palms.” From “cabbage white”