Tag Archives: Poetry

  1. Matchsticks

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    October 5, 2025 by The Citron Review

    by Clayre Benzadón Stack of hay, a needle inside of a puzzle.  It’s his, the goblet of our collarbones match.  He either …
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  2. The world is ending without lemons

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    October 5, 2025 by The Citron Review

    by Clayre Benzadón and damn, these chickens can’t layeggs anymore, but they still runlike the last zesty citron bomb at …
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  3. Bergamot

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    October 5, 2025 by The Citron Review

    by Wren Tuatha My tea tells me it loves me. My corner of the couch,and the twenty minutes till morning …
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  4. What is a bridge when it doesn’t reach across?

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    October 5, 2025 by The Citron Review

    by Wren Tuatha My Baltimore in the waterSteel and gasoline in the waterCar seats and wallets in the waterTires, steering …
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  5. What Little Remains

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    October 5, 2025 by The Citron Review

    by Kate Snider So let metell you again,while thereis still timetogether, of thatlate autumnafternoonwhen you,standingin the Japanese Garden,professedyour lovefor the …
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  6. Decompression Stop

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    October 5, 2025 by The Citron Review

    by Michelle Ortega Michelle Ortega has been published at Tweetspeak Poetry, Tiferet Journal, Platform Review, Shot Glass Journal, Rust + …
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  7. September Shadow

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    October 5, 2025 by The Citron Review

    by Michelle Ortega A phantom shape shifts at my feet as the evening sun drops below the treeline; from where I standimpossible …
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  8. Notes on the Poetry selections

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    October 5, 2025 by The Citron Review

    If you are a longtime reader of Citron, you might remember that last year I shared with you that as …
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  9. Flecks

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    June 29, 2025 by The Citron Review

    by James Miller You use this red plastic outline of a turnipto press out dozens of turnip-shaped cookies. Gifts for …
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  10. Velocities of a Yard

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    June 29, 2025 by The Citron Review

    by Ryan Harper Peerless japonica, hater of lime,its bells were still this morning.A soil compact under dew,a limb down, short …
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IMAGE: Painted scroll: Winter Journey Through the Mountains Along Plank Roads (Ming Huang's Journey to Shu)
IMAGE: Winter Journey Through the Mountains Along Plank Roads (Ming Huang's Journey to Shu) (Yokoi Kinkoku 横井金谷) , 1985.791,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 18, 2025