I pull aside a dreamer
who doesn’t believe
in the dream
Its not the duration I say
But the rhythm of hell
and my thoughts
are kick drums
syncopated
19:1 “Bridges” Launch | July 23, 2022
Join us on July 23, 2022 at 3:30 PM ET for an online launch of issue 19:1 “Bridges.” Featuring readings from Robyn Maree Pickens, Meghan Kemp-gee, Matthew James Weigel, Julie Mannell, and Khashayar “Kess” Mohammadi! The reading will be approximately 1-hour and Zoom’s closed captioning will be turned on. The event is open to all […]
Khashayar “Kess” Mohammadi | CHRISTMAS 20**
I don’t know who
or I pretend not to know
Khashayar “Kess” Mohammadi | MY CITY THE CITY, 1st Place Winner of the Vallum Poetry Award 2021
my city the city, or wherever I’m flung into the arms of back-alleys and streetcorner loot: the art
of lower class feeling: to start at the shoe. Asphalt: faulted at the foundation and sinking.