Contributor features from ballast 4.1:
Here’s Robyn Art with “My Strange Addiction”
See the poem in the issue
www.ballastjournal.com/robyn-art
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Here’s Miharu Yano and “Three Paintings; Redux” to round out ballast 3.4’s contributor features
Read the full poem here:
www.ballastjournal.com/miharu-yano
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Here’s Rebecca Valley and “January in the Japanese Garden” for ballast 3.4’s contributor features
Read the full poem here
www.ballastjournal.com/rebecca-valley
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Here’s Misha Tentser and “Sacred Heart” for ballast 3.4’s contributor features
Read the full poem here
www.ballastjournal.com/misha-tentser
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Here’s Hannah Azar Strauss and “Warner’s Lolly” for ballast 3.4’s contributor features
Read the full poem here
www.ballastjournal.com/hannah-azar-...
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Here’s Kelly R. Samuels and “Re: Talking of Wallpaper” for ballast 3.4’s contributor features w/ @kellyrsamuels.bsky.social
Read the full poem here
www.ballastjournal.com/kelly-r-samu...
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Here’s · R L · powell and “Polaroids I didn’t take only to leave in Basque” for ballast 3.4’s contributor features
Read the full poem here
www.ballastjournal.com/rl-powell
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Here’s Meg Pokrass and “The Stranger Likes Soup” for ballast 3.4’s contributor features @megpokrass.bsky.social
Read the full poem here
www.ballastjournal.com/meg-pokrass
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Here’s Caroline Picker for ballast 3.4’s contributor features
Content Warning: grief, loss of child
Read the full poem here
www.ballastjournal.com/caroline-pic...
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✨Contributor Features from ballast 3.4✨
Here’s Matthew Murrey with “L” @mytwords.bsky.social
Read the full poem here!
www.ballastjournal.com/matthew-murr...
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✨Contributor Features from ballast 3.4✨
Here’s Pete Miller with “Ethanol”
Read the full poem here:
www.ballastjournal.com/pete-miller
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Digital broadside of a poem by Jory Mickelson in ballast issue 3.4. Black text on light pink background with black curly line on right side. Text of poem reads “So maybe a hotel room's really a pastoral. It's all there right on the surface. So, pastoral with comforter & pillow. Pastoral with telephone on the nightstand. Pastoral with stranger's pubic hair on the gleaming toilet seat.”
✨Contributor Features from ballast 3.4✨
Here’s Jory Mickelson @poetryphone.bsky.social with “[Sometimes a hotel room]”
Read the full poem here!
www.ballastjournal.com/jory-mickels...
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✨Contributor Features from ballast 3.4✨
Here’s Andrew Maxwell with “nunc dimittis”
Read the full poem here!
www.ballastjournal.com/andrew-maxwell
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✨Contributor Features from ballast 3.4✨
Here’s Jason Labbe with “Everybody”
Read the full poem here!
www.ballastjournal.com/jason-labbe
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Yellow graphic featuring poet David Koehn with a poem excerpt from “Horse in Field Under Power Lines Quatern.” The poem reads: “I’ve been told everything is in transition today / Storm cloud diminishing, optimisms, your death arrives today / Rutabagas, parsnips, deviled eggs, a gun appeared in the mirror today.” Below the text are illustrations of two deviled eggs. The bottom right corner shows “ballast 3.4” and “ballastjournal.com.”
✨Contributor Features from ballast 3.4✨
Here’s David Koehn with “Horse in Field Under Power Lines Quatern”
Read (or listen to David read) the full poem here!
www.ballastjournal.com/david-koehn
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Text from Ted Jean’s poem “Ecclesiastes” from ballast issue 3.4. Black text in green background with silhouette of a frog in bottom left corner. Poem’s text reads as follows: you become aware of frog song on every hand the pond you know and those you don’t, the ditches the chorus seems to celebrate
✨Contributor Features from ballast 3.4✨
Here’s Ted Jean with “Ecclesiastes”
www.ballastjournal.com/ted-jean
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Excerpt from Jenna Jaco’s poem “That Couple.” Black text on red background with black image of two chairs and a table in bottom left corner.
✨Contributor Features from ballast 3.4✨ @jennajaco.bsky.social
Here’s Jenna Jaco with “That Couple”
www.ballastjournal.com/jenna-jaco
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✨Contributor Features from ballast 3.4✨
Here’s Vivian Ia with “[camaraderie with the inevitable]” which is also one of our Pushcart nominees this awards season!
www.ballastjournal.com/vivian-ia
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✨Contributor Features from ballast 3.4✨
Here’s G Timothy Gordon with “Daliesque”
www.ballastjournal.com/g-timothy-go...
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✨Contributor Features from ballast 3.4✨
Here’s J. Freeborn with “After the Wake”
www.ballastjournal.com/j-freeborn
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✨Contributor Features from ballast 3.4✨
Here’s Connor Fisher with “The Contaminated Tongue”
www.ballastjournal.com/connor-fishe...
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Contributor Features from ballast 3.4!
Here’s Geoffrey Detrani’s “Profanity’s Weight” @geoffreydetrani.bsky.social
www.ballastjournal.com/geoffrey-det...
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Contributor Features from ballast 3.4!
Here’s Michael Daley, from “Lowering My Standards”
www.ballastjournal.com/michael-daley
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Contributor Features from ballast 3.4!
Here’s Joel Chace, from “[Egress glitch]”
www.ballastjournal.com/joel-chace
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The image is a poster for a literary work, featuring a poem by Tzotcho Boyajiev, translated by Tom Phillips, published in ballast issue 3.4. The poster has a red background with black text and an illustration of a horse-drawn carriage.
Contributor Features from ballast 3.4 are rolling out!
Here’s Tom Phillips’ translation from the Bulgarian of Tzotcho Boyajiev’s poem “[and when the cart stops for me, drawn]”
www.ballastjournal.com/tzotcho-boya...
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Contributor Features from ballast 3.4 are rolling out!
Here’s Jerome Berglund with one of this three text/visual pieces from the issue
www.ballastjournal.com/jerome-bergl...
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The image is an advertisement for a literary publication, featuring a poem by Nicholas Alti. The title of the poem, "From 'Levitation, Hypothetically and Now It's Eleven, Actually,'" is prominently displayed at the top in bold black text. - *Title and Author* - The title is written in large, bold font. - The author's name, "NICHOLAS ALTI," is displayed above the title. - *Poem Excerpt* - The poem excerpt is presented in smaller black text below the title. - It consists of three stanzas with varying line lengths. - The first stanza reads: "the interstice was introduced and nobody noticed" - The second stanza reads: "phantoms on the railroad, ghouls in the gas station / these hands used to hold, did you know?" - The third stanza reads: "twelve degrees warmer and our world is uninhabitable / could you imagine the magnitude of a body limitless" - *Illustration* - A simple line drawing of a hand holding the Earth is positioned below the poem excerpt. - The hand is depicted with its palm facing upwards, and the Earth is shown with a sun symbol above it. - The illustration is rendered in black lines on an orange background. - *Publication Information* - The publication's name, "ballast 3.3," is displayed in small black text at the bottom right of the image. - The website URL, "ballastjournal.com," is provided below the publication's name.
Contributor Features from ballast 3.3–our final piece before 3.4!
Here’s Nicholas Alti with “Levitation, Hypothetically and Now It’s Eleven, Actually”
www.ballastjournal.com/nicholas-alti
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The image is a poem titled "From 'Russian Knapweed'" by Carol Barrett, presented on a lavender background with black text and illustrations. *Title and Author* The title, "CAROL BARRETT FROM 'RUSSIAN KNAPWEED'", is prominently displayed at the top of the image in large, bold font. *Poem* The poem itself is written in smaller black text below the title: "Aster family, urn-shaped flower head, your thistle-top crown more lavender than lavender. Your bloom edible, though I won't rush to pluck a bouquet for my salad. Your puff of spindly petals tells me where to dig. Thank you for the signpost, sure guide for my weeding frenzy." *Illustrations* At the bottom center of the image, a simple line drawing depicts various plants and flowers, adding a touch of visual interest to the design. *Footer* In the bottom-right corner, the text "ballast 3.3" and "ballastjournal.com" are displayed in small black font.
Contributor Features from ballast 3.3:
Here’s Carol Barrett with “Russian Knapweed”
www.ballastjournal.com/carol-barrett
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The image is a digital graphic featuring a poem by Mary Beth Becker, titled "From 'Comet'". The title is prominently displayed in large black text at the top left of the image. Below it, the poem is presented in smaller black text, reading: "you hurtling ragged raptorkiller catalyst rebelheart griefember awl punched through shroud-leather of ozone you lovedrowner you dirtkisser look down here again some of us are really trying" In the top-right corner, an abstract illustration of a comet is depicted in shades of yellow, gray, and white, with a subtle shadow effect. At the bottom left of the image, the text "ballast 3.3" and "ballastjournal.com" are displayed in small black font.
Contributor Features from ballast 3.3:
Here’s Mary Beth Becker with “Comet”
www.ballastjournal.com/mary-beth-be...
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The image is a digital graphic featuring a poem by Stephen Bett, with the title "STEPHEN BETT FROM 'Milorad Pavić, LANDSCAPE PAINTED WITH TEA'". The poem reads: "Milord, said the Creel, The Whip should flay onward, figure it out ward pls, no tight-worn braids Who could possibly smile a swoon yawn tame state of PoWorld" Below the poem, a stylized illustration of a mustache is displayed. In the bottom-right corner, the text "ballast 3.3" and "ballastjournal.com" are written. The background of the image is solid gray.
Contributor Features from ballast 3.3:
Here’s “Milorad Pavić, Landscape Painted with Tea” by Stephen Bett
www.ballastjournal.com/stephen-bett
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