untitled tanka

by Joshua Gage

these space fish

seek other worlds

in bubbles of water;

do we humans not also wish

to swim through the stars?

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About the Poet:  Joshua Gage is the author of the 40 chorus poem "Deep Cleveland Lenten Blues," available as a chapbook from Deep Cleveland Press. His full length collection of haiku, breaths, will be out soon on VanZeno press. He is a graduate of the Naropa University Low Residency MFA program in Creative Writing. He stomps around Cleveland in a purple bathrobe where he hosts the monthly Deep Cleveland Poetry hour, enjoys the beer at Brew Kettle, and collects Pendleton shirts.

About the Art:  black stars by ilker of izmir,  Turkey