Leslie Leeds Poetry Prize – 2022
The Leslie Leeds Poetry Prize is sponsored by the English Department at CCSU. It was created by former English professorContinue Reading
The Leslie Leeds Poetry Prize is sponsored by the English Department at CCSU. It was created by former English professorContinue Reading
There is no difference Between aspiration and impatience, Between a bright and a daunting Future. Months are not months. TheyContinue Reading
I grab a bottle of soapand a new spongethen lock myselfin the bathroom.I drop to my knees,next to the moldthatContinue Reading
For a towering office building with more than thirty thousand employees, this twenty-square-foot-elevator that can only fit two-thirds of themContinue Reading
“Honey, wake up.” “Mom, what’s wrong?” Sarah sits up in her bed. “There’s a fire, baby, we need to go.Continue Reading
Ekphrastic piece inspired by Advertising Illustration, circa 1906, watercolor on illustration board. Photo Courtesy of the New Britain Museum ofContinue Reading
Every life is marked by at least one momentous day that defines the course of destiny. For me, a singularContinue Reading
The cargo bay hummed with activity; loader-drone motors whirred as mechanical arms moved boxes and crates into tightly packed spaces.Continue Reading
I have a mouth that speaks They/Them, but a body that screams She/Her My throat is burned with the ashesContinue Reading
You sit on my sill in the sun and the dusk and the blue afternoon shade like any other key,Continue Reading