Issue I

The Scent of the Hand Soap Is Called “Leaves” Along the west perimeter of the parking garage, the side opens […]

Alexa I got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. No, not because of anything that had

Ashford, 2011 5am  Stark, ugly wasteland.  Sunlight taints the rotting walls,  Dust pillages doors.  8am  Children screeching, cars  Revving, congestion

Love Talk ‘I have no idea what language they’re speaking,’ Emily said. ‘No, but they sound happy,’ Burke responded. Plates

To Play This Poem You must use a mind turntable. It is not available in eight track, cassette or CD.

Cahokia There weren’t always dragons in the valley. For the last few centuries, they had been merely folk legend; awareness

COME HERE When you’re tired from struggling all day long and your legs are dragging, Come, come here and wear

Postcards When I was 19 and about to go off to University in Istanbul, I promised my grandad that I

Cathexis a tender forehead hidden under strands of shiny, black hair that also veils the corner of my eyes each

Jerome Berglund, recently nominated for the Touchstone awards and Pushcart Prize, has many haiku, haibun and haiga exhibited and forthcoming online