Category Archives: Poetry
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Above Lake Zoar
Leave a commentApril 29, 2026 by The Citron Review
by Alex MacConochie The bark stands out from the tree.Press a palm against a lightning scar,Slip your pinkie in …
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When Rust is Under Us, We Curse the Sky
Leave a commentApril 29, 2026 by The Citron Review
by Tiffany Promise In the front yard, horse placenta dissolvesin a mud puddle. The trough is riddled with algae …
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Notes on the Poetry Selections
Leave a commentDecember 22, 2025 by The Citron Review
Be kind to me, or treat me meanI’ll make the most of it, I’m an extraordinary machine– Fiona Apple, “Extraordinary …
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My Father’s Bed
Leave a commentDecember 22, 2025 by The Citron Review
by Chris Pellizzari I visited my grandparents last night in Chicago Heights. They needed me to come over and …
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It Took Us Years to Hear Helicopters Again
Leave a commentDecember 22, 2025 by The Citron Review
by Justine Sweeney Their distant clap was whipped into our infant milk and fed to us during the night. …
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Desperate, Bright
Leave a commentDecember 22, 2025 by The Citron Review
by Kate Michaelson Fall is our favorite, my mom and I, both of us born into it. We celebrate …
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Shoulder Season
Leave a commentDecember 22, 2025 by The Citron Review
by Meredith Seung Mee Buse We stop at the bottom of the boardwalk steps to prepare: sneakers and socks …
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Pick Me
Leave a commentDecember 22, 2025 by The Citron Review
by Steven O. Young Jr. What sort of fantasy would it beif I didn’t see myself strewn across your lap,left …
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Carson McCullers was not married when she died, but she did tell Tennessee Williams that she had sex with Gypsy Rose Lee
1December 22, 2025 by The Citron Review
by Kristen Field She married Reeves McCullers twice.Divorced him twice. Which decisioncarries more weight? He told her on their …
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Matchbooks
1December 22, 2025 by The Citron Review
by JoAnna Scandiffio we miss those little souvenirsof where we ate when we were oncein love and kept the …
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