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Abstract/Association
Estrellas by Sergio Soto
Masking in the Morning by Angela Collard
Symbiotic Summersaults by Emma Goodstein
What if They Had a War and Nobody Came? by Robin Pille

Abuse
Best Left Silent by Robert Rae
Mistake by Brianne Moser
Virgin by Theresa Staruch

Aging
A Thousand Martini Hours by Julian Langness
Spinster by Karen Meng

Antique styles
Freedom by Kelly O'Shea
Her Whisper in the Twilight of Armageddon by Ryan Frazier

Apostrophe
Barely Remember by Samantha Wiselogel
Blind Love by Raven Bishop
Close by Kaytee Grace
Come and Play with Me by Nika Butler
Every Minute by Ryan Frazier
Father by R.J. Andrews
For Greg by Tara Funkhouser
Grandma by Kristen Green
How Can I Not Have Known You by Kristin Beers
Icarus by Brittany Weiss
If Only You Could Know by Michael C. McGehee
Plasma by Lacey B. Hoyer
Song of the Spirit by Shannon Prince
Talking to an Image by Trista Roland

Attraction
Close by Kaytee Grace
Come and Play with Me by Nika Butler
Her Eyes by George Murzin
How Can I Not Have Known You by Kristin Beers
If Only You Could Know by Michael C. McGehee
Kindred Beings by Merryn Spencer
Obsession by Emily Miller
A Taste by Katie Grace
Trying Again...After Breakfast by Brandon C. Lay
White Picket Fences, Green Trumpets, and Bisexuality by Kathryn Scholten
Will You by Rahima

Beauty
Appreciating It All by Daniel Klotz
Life of Birds by Lauren Beebe
Masking in the Morning by Angela Collard
Paper Demons by Psalm Pollock
The Romanticized Star by Emily Miller
Sunset by Nic Ollivere
Surrounded by A Fantastic World by Andrea Mundis
Symphonic Silence by Joi Tribble

Books, Literature, and Words
Erudite by Sravana Reddy
Freddie by Brian Ronaghan

The City
77th and Madison: Top of the World by Ben Halberstam
Haiku Series by Nicole Diaz
Urbania by Vivian Blaine
Washington Square by Ben Carr

Colors
Blue by Kimberly Farrow
Did You See the News Tonight? by Nneoma Amadi-obi

Communication
Chasm by Lauren Matosziuk

Conversations
Anthropology by Cameron Branson
The Breakup by Amanda Angus
Conversation by Kristen B. Cox
Curiosity in Conversation by Amanda Howell
Dream #45 by Tracy Meleca
I Slept in My Car on Madison Street by Carsten Belanich
Modern Astronomy by W.N. Nachef
St. Francis's Program for Gifted Children by Kelly O'Shea
Why am I here? by Alys Mathers

Cynicism
Bart's People by Daniel Wiseman
For You to Eat by Daniel Wiseman
I Could Fill Each Line by Corey Hague
I Hate People, I Love Strangers by Keith Schaffner
Mirror Dance by April Steenburgh
The Mothering Kind by Ashley Pierce
My Filth is Hidden by Daniel Klotz
A Tragedy in Two Parts by Emily Clowes
Waking up, but not really... by Corey Hague
When Will They Realize by Emmie
Why Can't We Reach Out? by Christopher Luyt
Why Distractions Exist... by Corey Hague

Death and Dying
Barely Remember by Samantha Wiselogel
Daniel by Eric Sütter
Did You See the News Tonight? by Nneoma Amadi-obi
Falling Action by Laura Marie Johnson
Grandma by Kristen Green
The Instance of a Cigarette Falling by Shawn Maddey
Mother Tongue by Jocelyn Ross
Spinster by Karen Meng
Tears of Glass by Renae A. Blum
Your Last Winter by Andy Rice

Depression
Depression by Joi Tribble

Drugs and Alcohol
The Car by Kristen Cox
For Greg by Tara Funkhouser

En Español
Esperando by Katherine Sycamore
Lágrimas en Sangre by Kathie Rivera
Llanto del Corazón by Kathie Rivera
Mi Hermana by Kathie Rivera

Experimental (in Style or Form)
A Bunch of Nonsense by Brandon C. Lay
Another Person by Samantha Rose
Dream #45 by Tracy Meleca
Modern Astronomy by W.N. Nachef
The Other Side of Lee by Meredith Barber
St. Francis's Program for Gifted Children by Kelly O'Shea
What if Alone by George Murzin
Young Man Ponders by Shane Peterson

Extended Metaphor
Black Mamba by Larry Sokolovsky
Corn by Charlotte Bishop
Depression by Joi Tribble
Diving by Anne
Down the Stairs by Jeremy Kennels
I Almost Married Opportunity by Eric D. Radoux
Islands by Jillian Stewart
Life by Sravana Reddy
Masquerade by Tracy Mumford
My Filth is Hidden by Daniel Klotz
Practically a Joke by Daniel Klotz
Waves by Jeni Schaller

Facade
A Foreign Persona by Lisa Klein
The In-Between by Peta S.
Masking in the Morning by Angela Collard
Masquerade by Tracy Mumford
Pose by Laura Marie Johnson
The Romanticized Star by Emily Miller
Rose by April Steenburgh
Sad Eyes Look Ahead by Tony Ly

Family
Corn by Charlotte Bishop
Dear Shannon by Shannon Prince
Mi Hermana by Kathie Rivera
Of Wisdom and Beauty by Shannon Prince
Song of the Spirit by Shannon Prince
Uncertainty by Charlotte Bishop
Walking in a Shadow's Wake: Remnants of my Brother by Theresa Staruch
A Wild Swan the Color of Autumn by Shannon Prince

Fantasy
Her Whisper in the Twilight of Armageddon by Ryan Frazier
Echoes of Forgotten Song by Chris Haley

Fear
Best Left Silent by Robert Rae
Gripping Fear by Sravana Reddy
Overexposure by Alexandra Montero-Webber
Ride by Georgia Williams
Science Class by Hannah Searsy
She's got by Sonia Belasco
Virgin by Theresa Staruch

Femininity
Complex Fruit by Brandon C. Lay
I Didn't Know by Hanna Zipes
The Mothering Kind by Ashley Pierce
One for the Ladies: How to Deal with a Fashionable Lack of Self-Esteem by Amy O'Neil
Paper Demons by Psalm Pollock
A Tragedy in Two Parts by Emily Clowes
Trying Again...After Breakfast by Brandon C. Lay
The Undreaming by Monica Rana

Freedom
The Gift of Independence by Jayce Festin
I Close My Eyes by Bronwyn Valentine
In Arms by Monica Rana
Midnight Waltzes by Tracy Mumford
Originality by Robin Pille

Friends
Falling Action by Laura Marie Johnson
For Greg by Tara Funkhouser
Guys, Get Up! by Matt Burton
Mistake by Brianne Moser
Ride by Georgia Williams

Frustration
Lessons in Taxidermy by Ben Meyer
Present Drag by Helene M. Chu

Globalism
Diamonds by Ben Meyer
Dying Stars by Taryn Egan
Glass Bead Realizations by Monica Rana
Guilty Land by Christopher Luyt
Hues (Memories of Africa) by Anderson n'Swaart
Just Mere Chance Decides? by Arafat A. Razzaque
Land Lost in the Current by Daniel Klotz
Letters from Argentina-1 by Ben Meyer
Mother Tongue by Jocelyn Ross
A Short Story Not About Asprin by Jason Andreas
The Weight of a Stone by Monica Rana

God
Behind the Stars by Lorna Clarke
Crying Out by Lorna Clarke
Uncertainty by Charlotte Bishop

Goverenment/Politics
Prized by Kira Sfiligoi

Growing Up
The Act of Seventeen by Lisa Meerts
Appreciating It All by Daniel Klotz
In Defense of a Teenager's Right to Question by Aria
Glass Bead Realizations by Monica Rana
Looking Back by F. Newcomb
My Journey by Nicholas A. Capezza
Science Class by Hannah Searsy
A Short Story Not About Asprin by Jason Andreas
Uncertainty by Charlotte Bishop

Haiku
Haiku Series by Nicole Diaz
Series by Paul

The Heavens
Behind the Stars by Lorna Clarke
Estrellas by Sergio Soto

Holidays
An Exceptional Tree by Blair Bowman
Christmas by Raven Bishop
Sink, to by Daniel Klotz
Victoria Day on the Island by Emily Cumming

Homosexuality and Bisexuality
Joy from Her Voice by April Steenburgh
A Tragedy in Two Parts by Emily Clowes
White Picket Fences, Green Trumpets, and Bisexuality by Kathryn Scholten

Hope and Redemption
Begin by Ben Meyer
Llanto del Corazón by Kathie Rivera
Morning by Jillian Stewart
The Most Glorious Dream by Ashley L. Stough
Red BMW by Corey Hague
Rescue of Me by Meredith Paige Nesbitt

Humor
Christmas by Raven Bishop
Edumacation by Ryan Austin
Gloomy Thursdays by Michael C. McGehee
Gym by Asterios Kokkinos
Lo*ve (it's Spanish) by Asterios Kokkinos
Series by Paul

Identity
Dried Flower by Krissy Brady
Eccentricity by Ali Boyd
Guys, Get Up! by Matt Burton
The Human Condition by Samantha Stiers
Influence by Erin Fenton
Making Movies by Daniel Berlin
Virgin by Theresa Staruch

Ignorance
Prized by Kira Sfiligoi
When Will They Realize by Emmie

Imagism
An Exceptional Tree by Blair Bowman
Bonfire by Calvin Smith
Corn by Charlotte Bishop
Did You See the News Tonight? by Nneoma Amadi-obi
Drowning by Tyrel Elzinga
Estrellas by Sergio Soto
Forgetfulness by Atiyeh Moghadam
Haiku Series by Nicole Diaz
Half Mast by Hayley Goodchild
Hues (Memories of Africa) by Anderson n'Swaart
The Human Condition by Samantha Stiers
Icicles by Sarah Morrow
In the Palm of Remembrance by Cassandra Coxen
Life of Birds by Lauren Beebe
An Observation on Perception by Amy O'Neil
Sink, to by Daniel Klotz
Six Months Later by Psalm Pollock
Smell of Sleep by Samantha Wiselogel
Sunset by Nic Ollivere
Symbiotic Summersaults by Emma Goodstein
Tranquility by Laura Ann Kauffman
The Viola Lesson by Jenny Huerter
Washington Square by Ben Carr
The Wind by Laura Marie Johnson

Jazz
Graffiti River Boy by Matthew Capestro
The Other Side of Lee by Meredith Barber

Journey
Corn by Charlotte Bishop

Letters
Daniel by Eric Sütter
Dear Shannon by Shannon Prince

Loneliness
77th and Madison: Top of the World by Ben Halberstam
Crying Out by Lorna Clarke
Depression by Joi Tribble
Even Public Transport Arrives Eventually by Corey Hague
I by Sally Golden
If Only You Could Know by Michael C. McGehee
Islands by Jillian Stewart
Pattern of Forgiveness by Catherine Clare Schilling
Red BMW by Corey Hague
So Thick Your Fear by Helene Chu
Spinster by Karen Meng
Weekends by Don Lippincott
The Wind by Laura Marie Johnson

Longing
Diving by Anne
Esperando by Katherine Sycamore
Furry Curtains by Sam
Graffiti River Boy by Matthew Capestro
Gripping Fear by Sravana Reddy
How Can I Not Have Known You by Kristin Beers
Lovestruck and Unworried by Alioth
Obsession by Emily Miller
The Other Side of Lee by Meredith Barber
Rose by April Steenburgh
The Undreaming by Monica Rana
Unheard by Sara Ibrahim
Urbania by Vivian Blaine

Love
A Bunch of Nonsense by Brandon C. Lay
Blind Love by Raven Bishop
Glass Bead Realizations by Monica Rana
Great Things Greater by Lauren Anderson
Half Mast by Hayley Goodchild
I Hate People, I Love Strangers by Keith Schaffner
The Instance of a Cigarette Falling by Shawn Maddey
Lo*ve (it's Spanish) by Asterios Kokkinos
Love Not Divulged by Michael C. McGehee
Pasado, Paradise, Passion by Milton Flores
A Short Story Not About Asprin by Jason Andreas
There Was a Time by Erin Fenton
The Weight of a Stone by Monica Rana

Lyrical
Eccentricity by Ali Boyd
Echoes of Forgotten Song by Chris Haley
Kitten/Deny by Mike Connolly
Pasado, Paradise, Passion by Milton Flores
Present Drag by Helene M. Chu

Memory
A Thousand Martini Hours by Julian Langness
Forgetfulness by Atiyeh Moghadam
The Memories in a Pair of Socks by Timothy Rezendes
Shards of Memory by Liana Bruggemann

Nature, Wilderness, and the Outdoors
Always by Francesca Lewis
Black Mamba by Larry Sokolovsky
Guilty Land by Christopher Luyt
Hues (Memories of Africa) by Anderson n'Swaart
Lessons in Taxidermy by Ben Meyer
Life by Sravana Reddy
Life of Birds by Lauren Beebe
Practically a Joke by Daniel Klotz
Rose by April Steenburgh
Tranquility by Laura Ann Kauffman
Twilit Dusk by T. Winters

Pantoum
Traffic by Molly Vozick-Levinson

Parents
Father by R.J. Andrews
The Instance of a Cigarette Falling by Shawn Maddey
Mamma Says by Jessica L. Craft
Mistake by Brianne Moser
Mother Tongue by Jocelyn Ross
Starry, Starry Night by Marley E. Cassels
Tears of Glass by Renae A. Blum

Peace
And He Came Down From High by Casey Acierno
Holy War by Jill Abramson

Personification
And He Came Down From High by Casey Acierno

Philosophy
Eternity by Sravana Reddy
Freedom by Kelly O'Shea
Originality by Robin Pille

Poetry and the Poet
I Could Fill Each Line by Corey Hague
A Poem by Andrea Buchanan
Posthumous Reflections of a Prehumous Poet by Daniel Klotz
A Symbol by Kelsi Dick

Poverty and Homelessness
Just Mere Chance Decides? by Arafat A. Razzaque
Land Lost in the Current by Daniel Klotz
Rain by Sean Lyens
Shards of Memory by Liana Bruggemann
Siinter Klaas by Ben Meyer

Prose Poems
For Greg by Tara Funkhouser

Reality (the Nature of)
A Bunch of Nonsense by Brandon C. Lay
The Eternal War by Joi Tribble
Making Movies by Daniel Berlin
Mirror Dance by April Steenburgh
The Most Glorious Dream by Ashley L. Stough
An Observation on Perception by Amy O'Neil
Overexposure by Alexandra Montero-Webber
Siinter Klaas by Ben Meyer
Surrounded by A Fantastic World by Andrea Mundis
A Symbol by Kelsi Dick
Waking up, but not really... by Corey Hague
Why Can't We Reach Out? by Christopher Luyt
Why Distractions Exist... by Corey Hague

Relationships
Another Person by Samantha Rose
Back for One More Taste by Sam
Blind Love by Raven Bishop
The Breakup by Amanda Angus
The Car by Kristen Cox
Chasm by Lauren Matosziuk
Esperando by Katherine Sycamore
Even Public Transport Arrives Eventually by Corey Hague
Furry Curtains by Sam
Icarus by Brittany Weiss
Icicles by Sarah Morrow
The In-Between by Peta S.
Influence by Erin Fenton
Intangible by Amber Shields
Joy from Her Voice by April Steenburgh
Kindred Beings by Merryn Spencer
Love Not Divulged by Michael C. McGehee
Mamma Says by Jessica L. Craft
One or the Other... by Corey Hague
Plasma by Lacey B. Hoyer
Ponder Our Path by Helene Chu
Popular Cookie Phrases by Kristin Beers
So Thick Your Fear by Helene Chu
Song of the Spirit by Shannon Prince
Symbiotic Summersaults by Emma Goodstein
There Was a Time by Erin Fenton
Trying Again...After Breakfast by Brandon C. Lay
The Undreaming by Monica Rana
Weekends by Don Lippincott
White Picket Fences, Green Trumpets, and Bisexuality by Kathryn Scholten
Why am I here? by Alys Mathers
The Wind by Laura Marie Johnson
You by Gemma McConville

Relatives
Barely Remember by Samantha Wiselogel
Corn by Charlotte Bishop
Dear Shannon by Shannon Prince
Grandma by Kristen Green
Grandmother by Christina Hsu
Of Wisdom and Beauty by Shannon Prince
Popular Cookie Phrases by Kristin Beers
Song of the Spirit by Shannon Prince
Uncertainty by Charlotte Bishop
Walking in a Shadow's Wake: Remnants of my Brother by Theresa Staruch
The Weight of a Stone by Monica Rana
A Wild Swan the Color of Autumn by Shannon Prince
Your Last Winter by Andy Rice

Resignation
A Thousand Martini Hours by Julian Langness
And He Came Down From High by Casey Acierno
Before Dawn by Sarah Bell
Best Left Silent by Robert Rae
Forgetfulness by Atiyeh Moghadam
Jaded by Mary Ugbode
Of Light and Dark by Jillian Stewart
Morning by Jillian Stewart
Six Months Later by Psalm Pollock
Waves by Jeni Schaller

Responsibility
Begin by Ben Meyer
Diamonds by Ben Meyer
Dying Stars by Taryn Egan
I Almost Married Opportunity by Eric D. Radoux
The Viola Lesson by Jenny Huerter

Rhyming
Always by Francesca Lewis
Echoes of Forgotten Song by Chris Haley
Freedom by Kelly O'Shea
Game of Life by Joi Tribble
Great Things Greater by Lauren Anderson
Her Eyes by George Murzin
I Almost Married Opportunity by Eric D. Radoux
Islands by Jillian Stewart
Pose by Laura Marie Johnson
Symphonic Silence by Joi Tribble

Satire
Edumacation by Ryan Austin
Gloomy Thursdays by Michael C. McGehee

School
Down the Stairs by Jeremy Kennels
Dried Flower by Krissy Brady
Gym by Asterios Kokkinos
Science Class by Hannah Searsy
You're All You've Got by Brenna Durkin

Sex & Sexuality
Back for One More Taste by Sam
Close by Kaytee Grace
I Didn't Know by Hanna Zipes
Joy from Her Voice by April Steenburgh
Routine by Margaret Hanson
The Undreaming by Monica Rana
Virginity by Joyce Leong Wanqing

Short
Anthropology by Cameron Branson
Before Dawn by Sarah Bell
Blue by Kimberly Farrow
Bonfire by Calvin Smith
Complex Fruit by Brandon C. Lay
Drowning by Tyrel Elzinga
Estrellas by Sergio Soto
The Human Condition by Samantha Stiers
Of Light and Dark by Jillian Stewart
One Nothing by Psalm Pollock
Memorial War by Irené Colthurst
Paranoia by Molly Vozick-Levinson
Pasado, Paradise, Passion by Milton Flores
Prized by Kira Sfiligoi
Routine by Margaret Hanson
Spite by Anika Klee
Sunset by Nic Ollivere
The Telemarketer by Cameron Branson

Slavery
Black Mamba by Larry Sokolovsky

Sorrow
Drowning by Taryn Egan
I by Sally Golden
Llanto del Corazón by Kathie Rivera
Mother Tongue by Jocelyn Ross
Sad Eyes Look Ahead by Tony Ly
Weekends by Don Lippincott

Sports
Politic Football by Daniel Klotz
Tranquility by Laura Ann Kauffman

Suburbia
A Taste by Katie Grace
I Slept in My Car on Madison Street by Carsten Belanich
Politic Football by Daniel Klotz

Suicide and Self Destruction
Depression by Joi Tribble
Falling Action by Laura Marie Johnson
Homage by Katlyn Walsh
The Razor by Gonca Esendemir
Walking in a Shadow's Wake: Remnants of my Brother by Theresa Staruch

Technology, Computers, and the Internet
Intangible by Amber Shields
Making Movies by Daniel Berlin

Time
Eternity by Sravana Reddy
Lessons in Taxidermy by Ben Meyer
Victoria Day on the Island by Emily Cumming
Whispers by April Steenburgh

Travel
Letters from Argentina-1 by Ben Meyer

Vengence
Lágrimas en Sangre by Kathie Rivera

Victory and Accomplishment
I Won by Nicole Lawrence

War
And He Came Down From High by Casey Acierno
Holy War by Jill Abramson
Memorial War by Irené Colthurst
In Arms by Monica Rana
Prized by Kira Sfiligoi
Starry, Starry Night by Marley E. Cassels

Writing
Freddie by Brian Ronaghan
I Could Fill Each Line by Corey Hague
A Poem by Andrea Buchanan
Posthumous Reflections of a Prehumous Poet by Daniel Klotz
A Symbol by Kelsi Dick