Poetry Archives - Obsidian

Issue 47.2: Ecumenical Service

ECUMENICAL SERVICE Ashley Mack-Jackson Nine and ten: pinned in between cobwebbedcloset corner and the arms of ill-fitting church dressesthere is a first kiss struggling between cliché and sacredritual hands held out and palm up like surrenderlike benediction: who is...

Issue 47.2: Breathing in the Ruins

BREATHING IN THE RUINS Tony Medina I am as isolated as Elizabeth Barrett BrowningNever to be born, neither to be crowning.To whom shall I bequeath these lungsThat bare the markings of stale airGone viral? I am a virtual prisoner To maladies unseen, a spine...

Issue 47.2: OW

OW Douglas Kearney after The Emotionsfor Tisa Bryant To read more from Obsidian, please link to our Subscribe page Recent Posts Issue 47.2: OW Issue 47.2: All Her Glory Issue 47.2: ATLien Issue 47.2: Introduction: Heirloom Issue 47.1: From the Mythical Memory Series...

Issue 46.1: Congregation

CONGREGATION Daniel B. Summerhill To read more from Obsidian 46.1, please link to our Subscribe page Recent Posts Issue 46.1: Woman of Color Issue 46.1: from Under The Knife Issue 46.1: Congregation Issue 46.1: If We Must Die Issue 46.1: Where Is My Mother? Categories...