on the keister,
our young brother
was sent back
down home
to till his soil
solo,
Vesuvius bile
vomited
out of bitter lips –
even still!
Venom unabated,
poison spittle
distorting the crops
we consume:
hell, it’s in our clothing!
Endgame?
Dissolution of the collective
dream.
R James Sennett Jr
R James Sennett Jr lives, works, breathes, and chases his muse in Louisville, Kentucky. His poetry has appeared in numerous publications for which he is grateful.
C Fred Johnson Park
Fred Johnson Carousel, Johnson City, New York, one of six old carved carousels in the Binghamton metro area, known as the “carousel capital of the world.”
Jim Ross
Jim Ross jumped into creative pursuits in 2015 after a rewarding career in public health research. With a graduate degree from Howard University, he’s published nonfiction, fiction, poetry, photography, hybrid, interviews, and plays in 200+ journals on five continents in the past ten years. Best of the Net nominee in Nonfiction and Art, photo publications include Barnstorm, Blue Mesa, Burningword, Invisible City, Orion, Phoebe, Stonecoast, with Normal School forthcoming. Photo-essays include Burningword, Kestrel, Litro, NWW, Pilgrimage, Sweet, and Typehouse. His most recent interview, published by Terrain.org, was conducted with an artist. Jim’s family splits time between city and mountains.
The Shape of Absence
Rina Park
She is a sophomore at Chadwick International School in Incheon, South Korea. She has a deep interest in photography as a means of capturing the essence of society through everyday events and human relationships. She uses her camera to explore the impact and benefits of social dynamics and behavior, focusing on how subtle interactions shape our world. Through careful attention to color, composition, and detail, she strives to tell unique visual stories that highlight the beauty and complexity of the ordinary. Her work invites viewers to pause and reflect on the often-overlooked moments of daily life.
