Labyrinth, rapture, salvo. The release, all at once, a rack of rockets, a salve. Dismantling the elk nest, ants in the scaffolding of our bed....
Veterans Day 2019 Special Issue
At the Columbia Journal, we believe that the stories and voices of service members and civilians affected by war should be circulated and contemplated. Today...
Writing ‘Mythological’ & ‘Imaginatively’: Podcast Episode 1
The Journal launches its new podcast exploring Fall Online judges Monica Sok & Akil Kumarasamy's writing processes.
Two Poems by Kendra DeColo
making small talk with other mothers and feeling / worn out and hollowed / among the rows of expensive strollers my inner tape deck ticking...
Fall 2019 Contest Poetry Finalist: Two Poems by Jari Bradley
This gift God granted/Adam, his ability to gaze into a body,/to give it a name. To give the husk of/a thing meaning.
Fall 2019 Contest Poetry Finalist: Custom Earths
each silo/wore the sky best in Iowa /each penning too safe/too withered to make a deal
Fall 2019 Contest Poetry Finalist: Sábado en Alausí/Saturday in Alausí
"We are the sacred book that/nobody reads."
Poem ‘A Question of Lust’ translated by Lupita Eyde-Tucker
"A Question of Lust" is a Spanish poem by Oriette D'Angelo translated by Lupita Eyde-Tucker. The piece is about love, memory and the ache of...
Fall 2019 Contest: Winners Announced
Columbia Journal is excited to announce the winners and finalists of our inaugural 2019 Fall Contest, which was judged by Akil Kumarasamy (fiction), Monica Sok...
Fall 2019 Contest Poetry Winner: Emily Hunerwadel
"She admits/it's softer to treat your heart like a bad knee acting up"
T.2 (tattoo)
I prefer you / yes, / but I’d settle for / a likeness instead.
Call for Submissions: Veterans Day Special Issue
At the Columbia Journal, we believe that the stories and voices of service members and civilians affected by war should be circulated and contemplated. This...