Urban Poem

Fran Schumer’s poetry, fiction, and articles have appeared in various sections of The New York Times; also, Vogue, The Nation, The North American Review, and other publications. She won a Goodman Loan Grant Award for Fiction from the City University of New York

I will not
want to be
money

Beating the Devil by Jean Varda I beat the devil last night she said fighting for her life He was right there in the room with me. I slammed all the doors and windows of myself closed. I willed my heart to keep beating. My lungs to suck in air. I am not ready yet. […]

Offerings remain
sprawled on the road,
white rice to appease

I was in the parking lot
over on Hillside

Samm Harper Panos was born in Tucson, Az. her parents owned a used furniture store and raised six children who live across the United States. Samm attended a

Monday by Doug Draime I take off my boots and place them on the floor in front of me. My feet burn and sting and my back is in a vase of torment. It’s now 8:30 PM and I’ve been up since 6 AM working two different manual laboring jobs, which barely keep me in the […]

Twilight’s saffron haze reduced to memory
as light strengthens its spars over the horizon

Fine dining in a clearing in the Jungle
Nude, but for my Peacock Choos
Sitting at the table

The rust iron wing of a train horn
pinballs down glass and steel canyons,

Breathless, the whole way
down, skimming
fuchsia, rag-ferns,