Her words, her will, her worth Trampled and trodden Forgotten But for her Flickering light Fueled by ferocity Molded with might Courage compiled Resilience reconciled Wolves wryly grin Circling again Nevertheless, she persisted Laurie Wise, Excerpt from ‘Nevertheless, She Persisted,’ Darker Objects “Darker Objects is a phenomenal curation of the most talented and diverse voicesContinue reading “Meet Darker Objects Collaborator Laurie Wise”
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Author Christine E. Ray on Darker Objects
As I write this, I am struck by the irony. Any writer or editor who has ever worked with me knows that I am not a fan of Author’s Notes or writer-written Introductions. I am a selfish reader of poetry and prose. I vastly prefer to experience the language for myself, with no set expectationsContinue reading “Author Christine E. Ray on Darker Objects”
Meet Darker Objects Collaborator Aakriti Kuntal
Godless children of a different race Our hearts are split and our brains feverish slowly descending, soaked head to toe into songs that contain only air I twist the lock, your twisted face, a warped kite Floating across ceilings, You have decided to spread a smile wide as the day, light up the dim structureContinue reading “Meet Darker Objects Collaborator Aakriti Kuntal”
Meet Darker Objects Collaborator Rana Kelly
You must remember Rosemary, pansies, fennel, Columbine and rue, You forgot tansy, didn’t you? When the ground freezes over And your flowers crumble and brown Let the ice in hamlet’s heart And the red on his hands Deliver him forever from you. And when you return again From your journey to the sea Never forgetContinue reading “Meet Darker Objects Collaborator Rana Kelly”
Meet Darker Objects Collaborator Allister Nelson
You stab me with a misplaced comma’s edge,expect me to bleed ink, but I blossom goldleaf, like pages of a holy tome, and yourlines of prose crackle in my burning gale.I am more word than woman, you seeand I am truth, your haunting just ghostof all those who said no, who pushed medown stairs ofContinue reading “Meet Darker Objects Collaborator Allister Nelson”
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