Shade Literary Arts

Gladiator fallen, light gathering in the palm of trees. I’m sullen, silk soft to the touch. But my feet are so rough. From trailing this...

SANAM SHERIFF is a queer poet and artist from Bangalore, India. She has received support from the Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, The...

A room, a possum, its body in formaldehyde My right leg trembles the first time It’s easy to trap a possum, just squeeze its tail, watch...

Ekphrastic after "Sugar Shack" by Ernie Barnes or &... I hope you like me 'cause I'm nervous I’m lbs of bastard son & twig thin here &...

The crumpled steel guarded movement its offering, dead bells on felt squares walk your body around its outline, in some distress and rust...

it has been 9 months of waiting for the drizzle and rain to feed the fallen timber or resemble the touch of loved ones you mention to the...

Full-length and chapbooks are included in this list. Last updated: 7/23/2021 Autumn House Press speculation, n. Shayla Lawz (Fall 2021,...

Full-length and chapbooks are included in this list. Last updated: 3/1/2021 Airlie Press Again by Jennifer Perrine (September 1, price...

When I think of the history of our world, one word comes to mind: power. How power has been used as everyday tools to keep people down....

PALINODE IN A LOST CITY When I touched her / here she said I made her / imagine what I could do / with a pail / of salted fish / I paled...