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From Roadside Press @oneldammit.bsky.social: Release day approaches (May 1st!) for my 2nd poetry collection. All pre-orders are in the mail, yay! Get your copy at magicaljeep.com

Dreiecksverhältnis by Charles Rammelkamp - The Literary Underground Dreiecksverhältnis German for “Love triangle” It sounded so much cooler in German, so much more complicated. And the geometry? Way more than three-sided. First of all there was Linda’s cat, Gladstone,...

Happy 4/20, mofos! check out "Dreiecksverhältnis" by Charles Rammelkamp theliteraryunderground.org/blog/2026/04... #poetry

An Imaginary Undulating Conversation Between Old Friends by P.C. Tavárez - The Literary Underground An Imaginary Undulating Conversation Between Old Friends To speak openly To be like water All vulnerability & Transparency To say “There is where The fracture started, look at the Splinters of you lef...

Happy Saturday! today we have "An Imaginary Undulating Conversation Between Old Friends" by P.C. Tavárez theliteraryunderground.org/blog/2026/04... #poetry

I Saw Madness by James Babbs - The Literary Underground I Saw Madness and I woke up after dreaming about madness and I saw madness right there smeared across the TV so I climbed out of bed and stumbled down the hallway and I heard madness being shouted by ...

Happy Fuck-It Friday! today we have "I Saw Madness" by James Babbs theliteraryunderground.org/blog/2026/04... #poetry

70th birthday poem by Richard Vargas - The Literary Underground 70th birthday poem five minutes left before my 69th rolls over to seven-oh i wait for words of wisdom to appear out of thin air a small revelation or an epiphany god knows i could use one right now wi...

...and we're back! no you're not seeing double. it's another kick-ass poem from Richard Vargas theliteraryunderground.org/blog/2026/04... #poetry

one of those good fights Couple things of late have given me reason to pause for just a moment and reflect on where I’ve come from.

blathering on at the substack open.substack.com/pub/oneldamn...

we're taking a few days off, so it's a good time to catch up on any missed days. check out the archives at theliteraryunderground.org #poetry #literary

for what it’s worth by Richard Vargas - The Literary Underground for what it’s worth the homeless know nothing will change standing at intersections begging for a dollar standing in line at the shelter hoping for a cot to sleep on and a place to take a shit in peace know that at any minute they can be rousted their few precious belongings trashed by the cops when they need to…

Happy Fuck-It Friday! today we have a kick-ass poem, "for what it's worth," by Richard Vargas theliteraryunderground.org/blog/2026/04... #poetry

happy thursday! today we have "But I don't." by Jonathan S Baker theliteraryunderground.org/blog/2026/04... #poetry

ROADSIDE PRESS is pleased to announce the acquisition of PAUL LUIKART's 'Nothing Is Haunted Everything Is' to our lineup for 2027. Paul's bio is live on our authors page at roadsidefam.com/authors/

Fallen for You by Westley Heine - The Literary Underground Fallen for You I’m always surprised when people like me. Can’t they see through me? Can’t they see the constant demons I swat away like flies? When I introduce people to my ghosts, some shutter. Other...

happy humpday! here's a kick-ass poem from Westley Heine theliteraryunderground.org/blog/2026/04... #poetry

THE POLISH HAMMER POETRY CORNER: Back to Fighting Ninjas Again by Karl Koweski - The Literary Underground Back to Fighting Ninjas Again When I think about myself, as a mildly neurotic, self-obsessed, self-analytical writer of confessional poems and columns sometimes must, and I think of all the amazing fe...

happy tuesday, mofos. it's another not-to-be missed installment from the POLISH HAMMER theliteraryunderground.org/blog/2026/04...

Harry Threatens To Kill Me In The Law Library by Mark James Andrews - The Literary Underground Harry Threatens To Kill Me In The Law Library Mike Harry was inmate number 3861977 a double amputee from the infirmary unit. He was wheeled into the jail law library Deputy Venus Spivey pushing his ch...

happy monday! today we have "Harry Threatens to Kill Me in the Law Library" by Mark James Andrews theliteraryunderground.org/blog/2026/04... #poetry

Having the Last Word by Jonathan Hayes - The Literary Underground Having the Last Word I left the apartment building this morning to do laundry It was a typical day on Nob Hill in San Francisco with lots of wind and fog While walking back to my apartment after doing...

happy sunday! today we have "Having the Last Word" by Jonathan Hayes theliteraryunderground.org/blog/2026/04... #poetry

Black Boots, Sheer Tops by Damon Hubbs - The Literary Underground Black Boots, Sheer Tops There’s this mom at my kid’s school who really looks like she knows her way around a cock. I see her at drop off every morning. She’s a tough cookie, a dream maker. She has her...

Happy Fuck-It Friday! check out this kick-ass poem, "Black Boots, Sheer Tops" by Damon Hubbs theliteraryunderground.org/blog/2026/04... #poetry

it's official book release day for THINGS TO SAY WHEN YOU HAVE NOTHING TO SAY by Kerry Trautman! a few signed copies left at magicaljeep.com #booksky #poetry

she’s coming over by Richard Vargas - The Literary Underground she’s coming over her upcoming inaugural visit to the poet cave has me looking around noticing a few minor adjustments are in order the bathroom sink is ringed with whisker-bits from a week of morning...

happy thursday! today we have "she's coming over" by Richard Vargas theliteraryunderground.org/blog/2026/04... #poetry

The Workhouse by Sofia Diana Gabel - The Literary Underground The Workhouse The morning chime reverberated through the room. Time to get up and go to work. Every day, the same thing. Routine. Boredom. Pain. Ten seconds later came the harsh demand over the speake...

happy humpday! today we have a short story "The Workhouse" by Sofia Diana Gabel theliteraryunderground.org/blog/2026/04...

THE POLISH HAMMER POETRY CORNER: One Flew Over the Chicken Coop by Karl Koweski - The Literary Underground One Flew Over the Chicken Coop The world is slam dancing on the edge of the mosh pit of mass insanity, my friends. Maybe Iran is an inferno of burning oil fields. Maybe Israel is a smoking crater. Who...

it's tuesday again. today we have THE POLISH HAMMER POETRY CORNER: "One Flew Over the Chicken Coop" by Karl Koweski theliteraryunderground.org/blog/2026/03...

I Danced with My Mother by James Babbs - The Literary Underground I Danced with My Mother my mother came to me last night in a dream but she was no longer an old woman she had become a young girl again and she laughed when she saw me and some music started playing s...

happy sunday! today we have "I Danced with My Mother" by James Babbs theliteraryunderground.org/blog/2026/03... #poetry

Black Deconstruction Paper by Chad M. Horn - The Literary Underground BLACK DECONSTRUCTION PAPER I. piles to shred or burn evidence of what once was dated documents damning dead- end paper trails confiscated in Ex- raid II. misleading message words redacted, retracted c...

happy saturday! today it's art & poetry from Chad M. Horn theliteraryunderground.org/blog/2026/03... #poetry

New Orleans Bob at Tower Records by Greg Clary - The Literary Underground New Orleans Bob at Tower Records We walked toward a man, mid-forties maybe, waving bills at passersby. His words blurred, his intention precise: a jazz journal. Not a record or CD, but something dense...

Happy Fuck-It Friday! today we have a photo and poem from Greg Clary, "New Orleans Bob at Tower Records" theliteraryunderground.org/blog/2026/03... #poetry

The American Standard is a Toilet in Wauseon, OH by Dan Denton - The Literary Underground The American Standard is a Toilet in Wauseon, OH *American Standard Co. is number one in the United States for brand familiarity in toilets and bathroom accessories the American standard is a scripted...

happy thursday! what's the american standard? Dan Denton has a say today at theliteraryunderground.org theliteraryunderground.org/blog/2026/03... #poetry

Night Business by Alan Catlin - The Literary Underground Night Business I used to intentionally piss off the hot heads Say things to the crazies only they could hear so when they freaked out the whole bar would be behind me for their going off on me for no ...

happy humpday! today we have "Night Business" by Alan Catlin theliteraryunderground.org/blog/2026/03... #poetry

Charles Rammelkamp reviews ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE: A ROADSIDE PRESS READER in the London Grip londongrip.co.uk/2026/03/road... #review #booksky

THE POLISH HAMMER POETRY CORNER: A Legacy of Rabbit Chasing by Karl Koweski - The Literary Underground A Legacy of Rabbit Chasing I’ve always been fond of telling my co-workers “If you stand by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float on by.” Apparently, it’s an unattributable idiom...

Happy Tuesday! today we have THE POLISH HAMMER POETRY CORNER: A Legacy of Rabbit Chasing by Karl Koweski theliteraryunderground.org/blog/2026/03...

[fine] by Edward L. Canavan - The Literary Underground [fine] hand to mouth day to day tightropes and loose ends claw-marked walls no big wins in this life-sized hole just an intermittent series of small victories and a million ways to continue holding on...

happy monday! here's a fresh poem, "[fine]," from Edward L. Canavan theliteraryunderground.org/blog/2026/03... #poetry

happy sunday! here's "The Calm Logic of Bees" by John Brantingham theliteraryunderground.org/blog/2026/03... #poetry

Everyone wants to be bartender by Alan Catlin - The Literary Underground Everyone wants to be bartender It must be a great life I’ll bet all the girls must proposition you You must overhear some great stories, some wild conversations I’ll bet all the waitresses are wild I ...

happy Saturday! here's one from our favorite barman ALAN CATLIN theliteraryunderground.org/blog/2026/03... #poetry