Inside the Frame

By SHARA MCCALLUM

Dear viewer, I know you want / the granular: all the details, / not just the gist;

The Panopticon

By SHARA LESSLEY

Gentleness is Something New I Can Afford

By ASA DRAKE

RECENTLY PUBLISHED

1 Jul 2026

POETRY

Image shows a detailed close up of a small light brown bird in flight, with its feet tucked close to its body. The feathers in its wings and tail are spread wide, and its face is angled towards the camera. It has a small black eye and a light brown beak. The background is a greyish white sky with bright green leaves in the bottom right corner.

We Were Singing

By ROBERT LAIDLER

not dead but being embalmed; we were singing the whole / time – out of key, nonetheless, but singing

17 Jun 2026

POETRY

$Image shows a close up of sedimentary layers in sandstone, with cracks from dried mud. The layers are white, red, and tan, and streak into each other. The layers are fractured and uneven.$

Sedimentary

By AMY M. ALVAREZ

belief calcifies bone-hard, bound to fracture.

3 Jun 2026

POETRY

Image shows a large still lake with the moon shining over it. Dark mountainous coastlines covered in trees can be seen across the body of water and at the sides. The sky is pale dark blue with stars shining faintly through and slight streaks of color. The moon is bright white and shines almost like a sun. The sky and moonlight reflect off the dark, still lake surface.

Mother’s Little Husband

By NICK MARTINO

Mother's little mortal / complication.

20 May 2026

POETRY

Image shows two white lilies on a dark grey background. The lilies seem to be floating and the stems and leaves cannot be seen. The lighting is shadowy and pale but highlights the details of the flowers. The petals are white with some pink and green streaks. One flower faces away but the one facing towards the camera shows green stamen with brown tips.

Millennial Debt

By ERIK MANUEL SOTO

I write to you in search of refuge.

14 May 2026

POETRY

From the Archives: BNA → LAX

By TIANA CLARK

“I return to my birthplace with a focus on breath. / It’s easier to inhale the California landscape.”

6 May 2026

POETRY

Image shows a close view of the dark grey tail of a whale rising out of the ocean, water pouring from the fins. A sunset illuminates the image with orange light from the right corner of the image, shining from behind a tall mountain range on the land in the background. The water is dark and peaked in waves.

Residual

By SARA SCHRAUFNAGEL

I wonder if they / roll a little deeper in the kelp, / frolic a little harder on the rocks