Literary Yard

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Year: 2020

Sigal

SENTENCE: Key found the perfect place to hide a body. Someone else must have thought so, too, because Key had barely gone three feet down when his shovel hit bone

Starlight

By: Bryce Leiberman It is Las Vegasthe stratosphere hotelyou ask me to go to the stardecklook at the starsnothing separating you and the groundexcept aira lot ofairpeering over the edgethree thousand feetI don’t want tonot because of heightssomething deep insidesomething…

‘How To Write A Dirge for Liberia’

By: Edwin Olu Bestman Begin with its North that is covered in crystal tears,Lips that dip, dwell and drown into silence,With a heart that sleeps in a scattered field Find a route to the West,The west that births darkness admist…

Anxiety After…

By: Franny Harold nxiety After Eating Fiber Cereal She read up on Coronavirus news for the first time in weeksAnd somehow,Convinced herself she has Type 2 Diabetes. Anxiety After Too Much Sun She wondered, “Am I tired because I’m sick?”Or,“Did…

Maaya

By: Aruna Subramanian “Cuck-oo cuck-oo….” The clock struck twelve.  “Happy birthday Maaya!” Holographic Susan appeared before Maaya with her bright smile. “Hey, Susan! Thank you, dear! How are you?” Maaya was extremely happy to see her best friend, well her image….

Poetry

By John Hansen Poetry is never subservient.It is bright flashes of light,breaking the restraints of conformity.The elements of human nature bareon a beautiful pallet—formed into meaningfulimagination.Poetry is a fragrance of extreme delight. ### John Hansen received a BA in English…

‘Small Feet In Iraq’ and other poems by Dalya Kanani

By: Dalya Kanani Small Feet In Iraq The sun,She paints over the homelandWith her glistening shine and hopeGazing as small feet wanderThe streets of Iraq Without interruption or intervention,Bazaars are floodedears ring with commotionSmall feet dance aroundthe colossal magnitude of…