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Category: Winter 2025

Laura Hartenberger

Posted on February 28, 2025 (February 28, 2025) by Liz Harms

Circuit My mother claims to have the power to recharge dead batteries by touch. She holds them gently for half an hour and they begin to work again. She can’t fully control the power. Sometimes, the batteries don’t charge. Sometimes, the charge only lasts a brief time. But often, they’re as good as new. She […]

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Posted in Winter 2025 CNF

Seth Peterson

Posted on February 28, 2025 (February 28, 2025) by Liz Harms

Many Worlds Hypothesis I wouldn’t know, but what if / every time I order a ___________________/ another                                                                              […]

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Posted in Winter 2025 Poetry

Natalia Martinez

Posted on February 28, 2025 (February 28, 2025) by Liz Harms

The Other Things We Swallow A is for the Americanbeast who devoured my mother.C is for the coyotes that wanderdesert and mountain, looking to lick the bones                             of abandoned chuco women.E is for el, el hombre, el macho, que se      […]

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Posted in Winter 2025 Poetry

kat kluegel

Posted on February 28, 2025 (February 28, 2025) by Liz Harms

kat kluegel (she/they) is a poet from Minneapolis, Minnesota who is interested in the less rational aspects of being human. She loves the color red, riding the bus, an earnest exclamation point, and the word crabwise. She is working on a book-length lyric essay exploring the intersection of eros and grief. This is her first […]

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Posted in Winter 2025 Poetry

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