nicole v basta’s recent poems have found homes in Ploughshares, Plume, RHINO, Muzzle, North American Review, The Cortland Review, Best New Poets 2023, etc. Her second chapbook the next field over (2022), was published by Tolsun Books. nicole is also a visual artist, community educator, and arts events producer with proud roots in the Pennsylvania coal mines & garment factories. Her work has been supported by grants and residencies from places like Art Farm Nebraska, The Saltonstall Foundation, NYSCA, etc. Find nicole on Instagram @‌nicoalvbasta.

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older than woven

By NICOLE V BASTA

i choke up flags and furniture
stretch them out in the sun