Marlena Bontas's poetry appears in Rock & Sling 10.2. Of "I Slaughtered Your Horses," she writes: "I believe there is a deep connection between faith and literature. The most obvious one is the Bible, as there is a great narrative built around the time before and after Christ. The Book of Revelation is closely related to … Continue reading From 10.2: I Slaughtered Your Horses by Marlena Bontas
Category: Poetry
St. Gregory Nazianzen, Divine Sensualist
Upon his Feast Day, January 25 by John Estes In Jean Cocteau’s film Orphée, Orpheus (the most square-jawed Orpheus ever conceived, played with pompadour by Jean Marai) is challenged by the admissions committee to the gates of hell to explain what precisely (there is no almost in hell, he is told) what it means to … Continue reading St. Gregory Nazianzen, Divine Sensualist
Pushcart nominee, Lecture on Creation, by Tod Marshall
our final nominee, from issue 10.2 Lecture on Creation So here we gather and no one’s dead although we all will be and soon, and it’s sad that we miss people most right after we’ve seen them, not when many years have slid by, but I digress (Rate My Professor Dot Com says he does … Continue reading Pushcart nominee, Lecture on Creation, by Tod Marshall
Pushcart nominee, On Apophasis and a Bee, by Karen An-hwei Lee
our fourth nominee, from issue 10.2 On Apophasis and a Bee A buttered roll and a dinner bee are not in this line. Orthography is a roll baked at a spelling contest. The spotlights on the spellers, I mean, burning at roll call. See, neither role-play nor dinner rolls. On apophasis, a translator … Continue reading Pushcart nominee, On Apophasis and a Bee, by Karen An-hwei Lee
Pushcart nominee, Herodias and Her Daughter, Salome, Report for Jury Duty, by Rebecca Lauren
our fifth nominee, from issue 10.2
Pushcart nominee: Seven Lessons from the Book of Sharks, by Rob Carney
our second nominee, from issue 10.1 Seven Lessons from the Book of Sharks Before mountains rose from the ocean so clouds had somewhere to arrive, before ice carved canyons and brought the valleys soil, before seeds taught Color to everything and Color turned Quiet into birds, before people and singing and feathers ornamenting dancers there … Continue reading Pushcart nominee: Seven Lessons from the Book of Sharks, by Rob Carney
Pushcart nominee: In Eastern Medicine, by Erin Rodoni
our first nominee, from issue 10.1: In Eastern Medicine milk is an extension of blood which we suckle with the tiny gulping mouth of heart. We covet iron rich leaves, crushed roses. We pull up carrots like teabags, steeped in earth, tilt back our heads to eat the rain. We want to be fortified with … Continue reading Pushcart nominee: In Eastern Medicine, by Erin Rodoni
An Interview with R&S Contributor Susie Meserve
by Terra Ojeda Susie Meserve was born and raised outside of Boston, Massachusetts, but has lived on the West coast for most of her adult life. She is a poet, essayist, and memoirist whose essays have recently appeared in Salon, Elle, OffbeatMama.com, the journal of The Santa Fe Writers Project, and The New York Times … Continue reading An Interview with R&S Contributor Susie Meserve
An Interview with R&S Contributor Ashley Roach-Freiman
by Rebekah Bresee Ashley Roach-Freiman wrote “Red Bird Elegy” and "poem with a line by andrew freiman," which appear in Rock & Sling 9.2. She is pursuing an MFA in creative writing at the University of Memphis, where she is Poetry Editor of The Pinch. Her poems are also featured in Dunes Review and THRUSH Poetry Journal. … Continue reading An Interview with R&S Contributor Ashley Roach-Freiman
An Interview with Gerry LaFemina
by Kyler Lacey Gerry LaFemina is a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College with an MFA from Western Michigan University. He writes poetry and fiction and has taught at several schools including West Virginia University, Wheeling Jesuit University, and Sarah Lawrence College. He has been published in Rock & Sling 9.2 and many other venues. His most … Continue reading An Interview with Gerry LaFemina
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