The Bottom
It’s so tempting
To stay sleeping,
Dreaming, only breathing,
Barely guilty of living, succumbing
To the apathy and fear of failing. Continue reading “Sloth – Free Verse – JG”
Linkin Park Hunts for a More Expansive Sound
Our music reviews seek to trace the narratives that weave between songs and albums. Check out our Rhythmic Fiction tag for other stories told through music.
Upon hearing the first single from Linkin Park’s sixth studio album, I was intrigued by the heavier sound. “Guilty All the Same” teased an album full of heartbeat rhythms, pounding distortion riffs, and the familiar wailing of lead vocalist Chester Bennington that were the early earmarks of the group.
However, this is not the Nu-Metal sound that Linkin Park became known for with 2000’s Hybrid Theory and 2003’s Meteora. The Hunting Party brings to us a heavier, alternative rock sound lacking some of the hip-hop inspired sound effects and backdrops some LP fans may have expected. Continue reading “Linkin Park Hunts for a More Expansive Sound”
July 15 Theme: Apathetic Dejection
Welcome to week five of our Seven Deadly Sins series! Our foray into the theme of Envy produced what are probably three of the least similar interpretations yet. This week’s theme may inspire even more disparate submissions!
Free Verse – Envy – SD
Burning Soul IV
This world is caving in, I don’t think I’ll last
Cretins surround me, trying to throw me off the path
And you’re no help, I don’t know what to think
When you tease and you pry, seducing me to sink Continue reading “Free Verse – Envy – SD”
Free Verse – Envy – JG
I remember reading
Of Dante’s blinded –
The envious sinners
with eyes sewn shut. Continue reading “Free Verse – Envy – JG”
Free Verse – Envy – Marcy Erb
No Name
I know you.
I know you like the earth
Knows geology: Constantly
Happening but we can’t
Quite Name it. Continue reading “Free Verse – Envy – Marcy Erb”
July 8 Theme: The Color of Jealousy?
We are now reaching sin number four in our seven-part, seven-week poetry series featuring the Seven Deadly Sins! We also had two guest submissions for the first time, which is always exciting. Three of the poems spoke directly about food, with one other focusing on the material side of gluttony. Continue reading “July 8 Theme: The Color of Jealousy?”
Free Verse – Gluttony – Marcy Erb
The Charles Dickens Diet
Dickens was truly concerned
About your health and well-being –
How prescient of him! Continue reading “Free Verse – Gluttony – Marcy Erb”
Free verse – Gluttony – Melaney Arruda
A guest submission for this week’s theme!
Thoughts on the Subject of Glunttony
In my culture,
How someone feeds you
Is in direct correlation to how they love you. Continue reading “Free verse – Gluttony – Melaney Arruda”
Free Verse – Gluttony – JG
Bacon Hoarding
A culture in decline
A hunger made divine
A product of swine
Exalted like fine wine Continue reading “Free Verse – Gluttony – JG”
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