Cutting Corners is my new interview series, and my first guest is Cody Sexton of Anxiety Press. He is the … More
Author: Courtenay Schembri Gray
On Breaking Up w/ Writing Competitions
I have rarely won anything in my life. The last thing I won was a raffle at an open mic … More
June Bug
With Bambi eyes all aflutter, I drink from the well of men. A paper lantern hangs from every bloody coat … More
Animalia
Smoke-coloured little animal, gleaming in the light of the lamp with its lampshade. Naked! Naked! Rivulets of rain were creeping … More
On the Business of Poetry
First of all, you have to ask yourself why you do this. Many cannot seem to envision doing this for … More
My Skin is an Epilogue
Twenty Questions: Monica Drake
Monica Drake, a renowned writer and former college professor, now teaches private writing workshops in her hometown of Portland, Oregon. … More
Camden
After ‘America’ by Allen Ginsberg Camden, I knew you when I was just a fish swimming into fortune. Camden, I … More
Burning Land
“When we are born, we cry that we are come to this great stage of fools.”—King Lear The sponge of … More
The Poet v. The Fanfare
Yesterday afternoon, I received word that I did not place in a poetry competition. Not only that, but there was … More