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BLACK LIVES MATTER
Lily Poetry Review believes that Black Lives Matter. To that end, any writer who identifies as Black or a Person of Color is invited to submit a full-length manuscript to Lily Poetry review at no cost at any time. Photo by Clay Banks on Unsplash
Oh, I Was a One
“Oh I Was a One” by Marcia Karp from Issue 4 … Continue readingOh, I Was a One
DAYBREAK
Daybreak by Sarah Dickenson Snyder from Issue 4 … Continue readingDAYBREAK
Uncle Uncle
by Sam Simon We called him ‘Uncle’ as if his name were ‘Grandpa.’ I remember two things about him: The first is how he’d hunch over at the table, his accent thick with longing for a time when candies were flavored with bitter herbs. The … Continue readingUncle Uncle
Un Po Di Piu (a little more)
by Jessica Evans Norman’s cadenza, every single morning, fur against skin, silent with an aftershock sizzle. Irina blinks in time with her cat, metronome, silent. Pre-dawn makes the sheets heavy. Irina peels them back slowly, Norman’s eyes tracking her, moving in time with her movements. … Continue readingUn Po Di Piu (a little more)