The Beyond Black* The shutters are closed. I hear the wings of a bird. Is it white, grey, I ask for I did not know …
Three “Nomad” Poems Translated from the Portuguese by António Ladeira and Calvin Olsen
Waiting room to Marco Mackaaij Aknowledge of all things (when well organized)fits in the tight space of acranialvault. It’s no small feat(Newton’s mechanicsRiemannian geometry) alladded to a suitcase that won’t closenot even with the weightof reason (Maxwell’s symmetryFeynman’s quanta) thingsas…
Fireworks + Other Pendant Grammars
We “took” walks. I think, because, caesurae are things we drink. At least, like medicine. Their application requires we swallow. The Schuylkill incorporates the Wissahickon near where Manayunk East Falls. Rivers, primordial techniques. How we put things in their place.…
Review: If Mother Braids a Waterfall by Dayna Patterson
Dayna Patterson undertakes an urgent quest for spiritual authenticity in her new collection, “If Mother Braids a Waterfall.”
Death, Parents & Children: A Review of Joyelle McSweeney & Dilruba Ahmed’s Newest Poetry Collections
“Bring Now the Angels” by Dilruba Ahmed & “Toxicon and Arachne” by Joyelle McSweeney address death’s impact on the self and family.
Four Poems by Ruby Solly
“I see all twelve heavens and you are in every one.”
Three Poems by Paula Harris
“there are moments when I think I should’ve moved on / … kept myself taut / to the softness of his affection.”
Spring 2020 Contest Runner Up in Poetry: Starr Davis
“His body, the closest place to home that I can go”
Spring 2020 Contest: Winners & Runner Ups Announced
Columbia Journal is excited to announce the winners and finalists of our annual Spring Contest, which was judged by Melissa Febos in nonfiction, Analicia Sotelo in poetry, and Kali Fajardo-Anstine in fiction.
Spring Contest Runner Up in Poetry: Adebe DeRango-Adem
“/ I give you / the air / of my lungs / may it be / the aperture / your memory needs”
Spring 2020 Contest Runner Up in Poetry: Meetra Javed
“Loved like the moon tied to the sky, / sometimes full, / other times fallen-“
Spring Contest Winner in Poetry: Mateo Lara
“cutting memories of Papa, lined-up / history…”