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\n\t\n\tRECENT POETRY<\/strong><\/p>\n Mother’s Milk by Y.B.<\/a>: <\/a>This poem was inspired by a farmer who used to bring eggs and milk to my mother. I was shocked when he first did it because they were so different from what we bought at the supermarket.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n The 15% by Echo Sollon<\/a>: In 1989, Dr. Jonathan Rosman and Dr. Phillip Resnick, from the School of Medicine at Case Western University, reviewed 123 cases of necrophilia. Of the 34 cases of people with persistent attraction to corpses, 15% were motivated by their desire to overcome feelings of isolation. As well, Class II and Class IV\u00a0 out of 10 possible classifications for the severity of the attraction is based on the bereaved remaining attached to their loved one’s body, and arousal caused by touching a corpse without intercourse. It’s hard to grieve and move on when you have no one else to hang onto. I imagine the main character to be one of those individuals, mourning and unable to let go.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Missing by Molly Sisitki<\/a>: Children go missing every day. What happens when they aren’t found? Do their play areas freeze in time or decay and wither away? Can you still hear the echo of their laughter in the wind?\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Clever Reign by Thomas Oraskovich<\/a>: Isn’t it awful that one of the most iconic tales in Greek mythology centers around the abduction of Persephone from her mother, Demeter, to the Underworld where she marries Hades? This unfolds into a forced arrangement orchestrated by Zeus, where Persephone is treated like a mere child caught in a custody battle between Hades and Demeter, forming the world’s seasons while sacrificing her own autonomy.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Future Ghosts by Jill Montag:<\/a>\u00a0This poem was inspired by Somto Ihezue’s “In Our Bodies, There Is Heat”. I wanted to capture the idea of our bodies holding onto the trauma our ancestors endured and how that manifests in future generations.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Epitaph by Israt Momo: <\/a>This piece is about a mother in a rural area of Asia. After suffering domestic violence due to a miscarriage, she gives birth, and to protect her baby from a harsh world, she commits “Altruistic Filicide.”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Does It Drip Down Your Throat by Jacob Lorigan:<\/a> Hunger is something we all have, and who says that hunger disappears or ceases once we pass?\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Kwik-Chik by Delaney Lewis<\/a><\/strong>: For this poem, I imagined a world where the female body is very literally for male consumption. I wondered which parts would be desired and which would rot…<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n My Tights Rip by Kaitlyn Keller:<\/a>\u00a0Show business calls for perfection. This poem explores the relationship between some performers and their trainers. How the constant berating to uphold a certain image is detrimental to your health and career. Many break themselves into pieces to attain praise.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n The Girls with Gums by Grace Fette<\/a>: I’ve always had dreams where my teeth are falling out and I am spitting out pieces of crumbling teeth. This recurring dream coupled with the frustration that comes with being a woman led to this poem.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Stew-Maker by Lia Claxton<\/a><\/strong>: “Stew-Maker” was inspired by Santiago Meza L\u00f3pez, otherwise known as El Pozolero – “The Stewmaker” in Spanish. Before his arrest, he was a member of the Tijuana Cartel and was believed to have dissolved an estimated 300 people in caustic soda (sodium hydroxide). In an article by VICE detailing El Pozolero’s crimes, the author states, “They appear every time it rains, every time the wind moves the soil, every time a group of family members of the disappeared shows up with a pickaxe and a shovel to look for the remains of their children, fathers, and grandsons.”\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n