Community No. 42

CHRISTOPHER BOWEN Christopher Bowen is the author of the chapbook, We Were Giants; the novella, When I Return to You, I Will Be Unfed; and the non-fiction, Debt. He blogs from Burning River and has traveled throughout the U.S. You can learn more about Christopher’s work at buriningriver.info. Title: The Farmers of Shangri-La First Line(s): We are farmers. We are grown from a blackest dirt … Continue reading Community No. 42

Community No. 41

LA FELLEMAN LA Felleman is currently an accountant at the University of Iowa. Before that, she was a seminary professor. Prior to that, she was a pastor. She moved to Iowa City with her husband in 2016 and started writing poetry soon afterward. In order to learn this new craft, LA attends the Free Generative Writing Workshops and participates in local poetry readings. Title: Paradox … Continue reading Community No. 41

Community No. 40

MARGOT DESALVO Margot DeSalvo is a college composition instructor and poet. Some of her work can be found in Buddylit Zine, Califragile, and Ghost City Review, among others. She was a featured poet on Sunflower Sutra’s audio podcast. Title: Court Street First Line(s): The subway smells like urine and the change of season. Spring is lurking but unconvincing. Read More Genre: Poetry Publication Date: January 2019 Journal: Thimble … Continue reading Community No. 40

Digging Through No.1

We launched our new monthly reading series in The Red Room at KGB Bar on January 14, 2020. It was a cool, rainy evening and many of our friends were there to celebrate the works of Paul Beckman, Tamar Eisenman, JP Infante, Christine Kendall, Hadley Moore, and Joanna C. Valente. All our readers gave absolutely stellar performances. As a special treat Tamar Eisenman performed three … Continue reading Digging Through No.1