Sep 23, 2020

Cover Photo: Lost Among the Consonants by Adam Strong

Lost Among the Consonants

Cover Photo: Song of an Ancient New York City God by Alexandros Orphanides

Song of an Ancient New York City God

Alexandros Orphanides

Cover Photo: A Sigh of Survival...So Far by Karin Jervert

A Sigh of Survival...So Far

Catapult Alumni Community | Poetry

Kashmir

Sep 23, 2020

When the driver introduced us to the valley guards

as tourists from India,

my mother snapped rudely“I am Kashmiri, I grew up here”

Wagging her local tongue

bobbing her foot-long wedding earrings

strung behind her neatly coiffed black and white bun

His disdainful eyes and curled lips

remained unbelieving.

Kashmir, the valley of almond blossoms,

houseboats cresting the lotus ridden Dal Lake

that opened up to chinar tree-lined roads,

A melting pot of bloody incursions

by the Greeks, the Persians, the Central Asians, the British

had disinherited her children

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Sep 23, 2020

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Catapult Alumni Community | Poetry

A brand new world

Sep 23, 2020

Catapult Alumni Community

I don’t want to be like you anymore

Aug 30, 2020

Cover Photo: All You Need For A Party by Alexandros Orphanides

Catapult Alumni Community | Poetry

All You Need For A Party

Alexandros Orphanides

Oct 19, 2019

Cover Photo: I Hear America Singing Different by Alexandros Orphanides

Catapult Alumni Community | Poetry

I Hear America Singing Different

Alexandros Orphanides

Nov 05, 2019

Cover Photo: This photograph shows the edge of hill topped with lush trees. In front of the trees we see power lines and rough brushes and green grass.

Catapult Alumni Community | Poetry

The Pine Trees

This poem was written by Gabrielle Spear in a 12-Month Poetry Collection Generator taught by Angel Nafis

Gabrielle Spear

Nov 04, 2021

Cover Photo: This photograph shows a selection of banchan in tupperware containers

Catapult Alumni Community | Poetry

SELF PORTRAIT, WITH OR WITHOUT PANDEMIC

This poem was written by Jennifer Lai in a 12-Month Poetry Collection Generator taught by Angel Nafis

Nov 04, 2021

Cover Photo: This photograph is a shot looking out to the sea from a sandy beach. The water is turquoise and the sand is golden. The sky in the distance is almost purple.

Catapult Alumni Community | Poetry

and permutations

This poem was written by Diane Exavier in a 12-Month Poetry Collection Generator taught by Angel Nafis

Nov 04, 2021

Cover Photo: This photograph is a close up of the lower half of a person's face. Their lips are parted and they have a hoop septum piercing. The light reflecting off their face is red.

Catapult Alumni Community | Poetry

my depression as punishment for desire

This poem was written by renée kay in a 12-Month Poetry Collection Generator taught by Angel Nafis.

Dec 09, 2021

Cover Photo: This is a photograph of a pile of broken bricks.

Catapult Alumni Community | Poetry

a book named sirianna (for Gunnar Ulstad)

This poem was written by Siriana Helleloid in a 12-Month Poetry Collection Generator taught by Angel Nafis.

Sirianna Helleloid

Dec 09, 2021

Cover Photo: In this photograph, we see purple thunderstorm clouds churning above dark mountains. The clouds are lit up from within, as if lightning just struck or is about to strike.

Catapult Alumni Community | Poetry

you can run but you can’t hide

This poem was written by Lana C. Marilyn in a 12-Month Poetry Collection Generator taught by Angel Nafis.

Dec 09, 2021