Jul/Aug 2024  •   Poetry

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Poetry


In an ongoing series, the editors, former contributors, and readers of Eclectica have been invited to write a poem containing four pre-chosen words. The words for this issue are albeit, machine, castigate and busty.

If you would like to participate in the next special poetry assignment, the new words are sear, ribald, albino, and freakout.


(These are excerpts—click on the title to view the whole piece!)
 

Voices

I cannot explain why I find the need
to castigate the valid self
and transmute my noise to fit multiple situations

Barbara DeFranceschi
 

The Case of An Apple

I would never imagine an apple
to possess an oval busty bosom

Gloria D. Gonsalves