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The Poet’s Mask, a Poor Yorick Special Issue
Editor’s Note The theme for this special issue emerged from multiple sources of inspiration and observation that came together in a way that just made sense. I’d observed that poetry was our most popular submission category, that April was National Poetry Month, and that sometimes, a few
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Three Poems by C.A. Shoultz
The Ruins Along the mountain pass I made my way, Beneath the razor edges of the hills, Below the peaks that scraped the heightened air, Which at their summits still held hoary snow. My phone’s map app had long since ceased to work, And I had brought no compass for
Shadows Long and Shadows Short by Jeremy Gadd
Shadows do not own their shape
but rely on that of their origin—
whether alive or inanimate stone—
a shadow cannot survive alone. … Continue readingShadows Long and Shadows Short by Jeremy Gadd
Lead: Three Poems by Jessica Martin
Our golden apparitions decay and leave the poisonous lead behind … Continue readingLead: Three Poems by Jessica Martin
Tell Them (the song all of me sings) by Meghan K. Strapec
I’ll alight on this wing,
my own song to sing,
til darkness makes its call … Continue readingTell Them (the song all of me sings) by Meghan K. Strapec
Space Signals by Mackenzie Hurlbert
He was a quiet man, with a quiet life in small town Middlebrook, Pennsylvania. He could count on two hands the number of times he’d ventured beyond the county borders. He had Chip’s Hardware down the street, the General Store for groceries, and the library with shelves full of his favorite yellow-paged, sci-fi paperbacks. What else did a man need? He thought. … Continue readingSpace Signals by Mackenzie Hurlbert
Submissions Closing May 1-September 1
Poor Yorick will be closed to new submissions between May 1 and September 1. … Continue readingSubmissions Closing May 1-September 1
Remembering Yorick by Elizabeth Sylvia
Often, at home, I unpinned Yorick’s bells and put them on myself, taking a bit of laughter’s weight, for being teased requires greater patience than you think. … Continue readingRemembering Yorick by Elizabeth Sylvia
Bacon Pancakes by Mercury-Marvin Sunderland
They may not be French onion soup or chicken parmesan or banana bread, but I’m going to enjoy my bacon pancakes. … Continue readingBacon Pancakes by Mercury-Marvin Sunderland