… in a formulated phrase my days of sawdust hands — Shloka Shankar remixed from “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T. S. Eliot.

A new verse from returning contributor Shloka Shankar:

in a formulated phrase my days of sawdust hands

— Shloka Shankar

back n two n two how much wool pullsif a chuckwoodcould Love K’Nex — jason reasoner

A new verse from returning contributor jason reasoner:

𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗻 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗻 𝘁𝘄𝗼

how much wool pulls
if a chuckwood
could Love K’Nex

— jason reasoner

Nutjob Hammerhead Didn’t Racial Slur in publiconly on Twitterwhere he knucklebackedwith jam butter fistsagainst a ham hocked wall — Katie Coleman

A new verse from new contributor Katie Coleman:

𝗡𝘂𝘁𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝗛𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗹𝘂𝗿

in public
only on Twitter
where he knucklebacked
with jam butter fists
against a ham hocked wall

— Katie Coleman

When Driving in Rome to/gasor noto/gas — Roberta Beach Jacobson

A new verse from returning contributor Roberta Beach Jacobson:

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗲

to/gas
or no
to/gas

— Roberta Beach Jacobson

Paleopragmatist A nameless and itinerant librettist freeze dries NASDAQ, ending his 40 day hunger strike challenge; then, he whispers his grace. — AG Davis

A new verse from returning contributor AG Davis:

𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁

A nameless and itinerant librettist freeze dries NASDAQ, ending his 40 day hunger strike challenge; then, he whispers his grace.

— AG Davis

Wumbology, the study of Wumbo Even Barnacle hate man as did ever, a Sailor before in a slow not I sailing a no-ship. — Molly Povich cut up from Charles Darwin’s letter to William Fox, 24th October 1852: “I hate a Barnacle as no…

A new verse from new contributor Molly Povich:

𝗪𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗼

Even Barnacle hate man as did ever, a Sailor before in a slow not I sailing a no-ship.

— Molly Povich

Time Bomb you cake and candle — Merry Speece

A new verse from new contributor Merry Speece:

𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗺𝗯

you cake and candle

— Merry Speece

beyond it microdata sculptures rainham cloudspace gadgetsweighing down your name — Thomas Zimmerman

A new verse from returning contributor @tzman2012.bsky.social:

𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁

microdata sculptures rain
ham cloudspace gadgets
weighing down your name

— Thomas Zimmerman

… ill invasives till insvasives still — Elmedin Kadric

A new verse from returning contributor Elmedin Kardic:

ill invasives till insvasives still

— Elmedin Kadric

on on writing writing you’re unscrupulousgalactically wronglittle little dingy yeggghhh — Nicholas De Marino composed of words preceding variants of “fuck” in “On Writing,” by Stephen King.

A new oulipo verse from returning contributor Nicholas De Marino:

𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴

you’re unscrupulous
galactically wrong
little little dingy yeggghhh

— Nicholas De Marino

(𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 “𝘧𝘶𝘤𝘬” 𝘪𝘯 “𝘖𝘯 𝘞𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨,” 𝘣𝘺 𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘨.)

In Cold Blood in the spring sunlight…maybe I tooam a Reptilian — Maurizio Brancaleoni

A new verse from returning contributor Maurizio Brancaleoni:

𝗜𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱

in the spring sunlight…
maybe I too
am a Reptilian

— Maurizio Brancaleoni

the t(ch)earful cromnyomantics for satispassion at laptea GRAPPLING in your strapping satrapyinnumerable intimates served soft numen croodled in loam, hogo and oamSTOP — Alex Calderwood

A new verse from returning contributor Alex Calderwood:

𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁(𝗰𝗵)𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗻𝘆𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗮

GRAPPLING in your strapping satrapy
innumerable intimates served soft numen croodled in loam, hogo and oam
STOP

— Alex Calderwood

… Whatever bubblegum liquid they clean the subways withI need that for personal reasons — Casper Kelly

A new verse from returning contributor Casper Kelly:

Whatever bubblegum liquid they clean the subways with
I need that for personal reasons

— Casper Kelly

… winter the widow a window — John Pappas

A new verse from returning contributor John Pappas:

winter the widow a window

— John Pappas

… Vivaldi’s sinfonia a fly squared — Katherine E Winnick

A new verse from new contributor @thewovenwords.bsky.social:

Vivaldi’s sinfonia a fly squared

— Katherine E Winnick

PUDDLE—HEART –´∑ªƒ–∑´˚…˚µƒ˚¬∆ernø´®MERCY! ºªˆ¨ƒ™øˆ´∆ƒISƒ∂))#($U@# NOT¬˚ß∂µ“…πA¬˚∂µƒø∑˜∆´ƒøMATHS¢£∞¢∂∞¢EQUATIONøπˆµ∆∆øˆ∆∂•¥¥†®˚∆˜∂¬˚∆ߨ†æ — albert sholem…

A new verse from returning contributor Albert Sholem:

𝗣𝗨𝗗𝗗𝗟𝗘—𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗧

–´∑ªƒ–∑´˚…˚µƒ˚¬∆ernø´®
𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗬! ºªˆ¨ƒ™øˆ´∆ƒ𝗜𝗦ƒ∂
))#($U@# 𝗡𝗢𝗧¬˚ß∂µ“…π
𝗔¬˚∂µƒø∑˜∆´ƒø𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗦¢£
∞¢∂∞¢𝗘𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡øπˆµ∆
∆øˆ∆∂•¥¥†®˚∆˜∂¬˚∆ߨ†æ

— albert sholem

About How It’s Written Swishing pincushions& prying needles from my cheeksmakes my teeth into thimbles& my tongue a drunken seamstress. — Greyson Meyer

A new verse from returning contributor Greyson Meyer:

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻

Swishing pincushions
& prying needles from my cheeks
makes my teeth into thimbles
& my tongue a drunken seamstress.

— Greyson Meyer

… shop liftingfood prices again — Simon Hanson

A new verse from new contributor Simon Hanson:

shop lifting
food prices again

— Simon Hanson

[?Who’s Winning?} Lego!!!eggo face plant — Marjorie Pezzoli

A new verse from returning contributor @marjoriepezzoli.bsky.social:

[?𝗪𝗵𝗼’𝘀 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴?}

Lego!!!eggo face plant

— Marjorie Pezzoli

… land of take believeseverysingssnakes — LeRoy Gorman

A new verse from returning contributor LeRoy Gorman:

land of take believes
everysings
snakes

— LeRoy Gorman

… slag smock walk into the spotlight and end fashion for the remainder — David S. Golding

A new verse from new contributor David S. Golding:

slag smock walk into the spotlight and end fashion for the remainder

— David S. Golding

Memo from your smart doorbell pyrex angels in the mushroom kiln — Richard Magahiz

A new verse from returning contributor Rich Magahiz:

𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗹

pyrex angels in the mushroom kiln

— Richard Magahiz

Square Brackets Are for Flirting [Isn’t that so?] — Elena Shakhnovsky

A new verse from returning contributor Elana Shakhnovsky:

𝗦𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗹𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴

[Isn’t that so?]

— Elena Shakhnovsky

… Mahler’s Third strangling chickens — Joshua St. Claire

A new verse from returning contributor Nicholas Joshua St. Claire:

Mahler’s 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘥 strangling chickens

— Joshua St. Claire

God will not be mocked. Teleporting is no fun.I was gonna go to Waffle Houseand get Waffle House. And I ended up ata Waffle House.Like 50 miles away. — Joseph Tate The title is from Gregg Phillips’ defense on Truth …

A new found verse from returning contributor Joseph Tate:

𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱.

Teleporting is no fun.
I was gonna go to Waffle House
and get Waffle House. And I ended up at
a Waffle House.

Like 50 miles away.

— Joseph Tate

… doll eyescovered counseling to processthe things you didclear-cutting — Jerome Berglund

A new verse from returning contributor Jerome Berglund:

doll eyes
covered counseling to process
the things you did

clear-cutting

— Jerome Berglund

… missed callthe etymologyof nincompoop — Timothy Daly

A new verse from returning contributor Timothy Daly:

missed call
the etymology
of nincompoop

— Timothy Daly

Market Farming entrance, a two-toe speed danceswirlin’ ferments with vermin internmenton a grave yardage of claimed bloom boom-bulbseternal springs boundlessly slinging hope unwound — Sam K Miller

A new verse from returning contributor Sam K Miller:

𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴

entrance, a two-toe speed dance
swirlin’ ferments with vermin internment
on a grave yardage of claimed bloom boom-bulbs
eternal springs boundlessly slinging hope unwound

— Sam K Miller

Help Me Copilot [insert someone else’s poem here] — Noah Berlatsky

A new verse from returning contributor @nberlat.bsky.social:

𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗠𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘁

[insert someone else’s poem here]

— Noah Berlatsky

… wellbeingwe ll be ingwel lbe ingwel ibei ngwell be ingwel lb eingwellbutrin — Peter Jastermsky

A new verse from returning contributor Peter Jastermsky:

wellbeing
we ll be ing
wel lbe ing
wel ibei ng
well be ing
wel lb eing
wellbutrin

— Peter Jastermsky