Being born between centuries How primitive we will look To the reflecting youths of the 2090s To the historians and their compartments: The Age of Terrorism, of Misdirection, When people thought the End was Nigh, Again, before we got our act together In the 2020s, when that new scene arrived And some cats were […]
Richard Rosengarten
Richard Rosengarten is a poet living in Miami, Florida. He was editor-in-chief of The Original (2009-2010), an arts magazine associated with the University of Pittsburgh, and later served as the editor-in-chief of the University of Miami Law Review (2012-2013). His poem, "In the Last Days of the House of Song," was recently published in Poetica Magazine and nominated for a Pushcart Prize.
The Public Lungs
The public lungs, they swell and churl, The public teeth, they chatter, The public head, it swims and throbs, The public heart, it pitters, patters. The public knees, they knock and crack, The public back, it pulls and pains, The public gut, it heaves and struggles, The public eyes, they dim, they strain. The […]