Summer of racial reckoningThe summer of 2020 left millions of people burning for answers and promised change that never came. Here, a newspaper editorial board attempts to give this summer a fitting name.
anxiety
poetry
summer
human nature
racism
Patrick Wilcox
Patrick Wilcox is from Kansas City, Missouri. He studied Creative writing at the University of Central Missouri where he was an assistant editor for Pleiades. His work has appeared in Maudlin House, Quarter After Eight, Bangalore, and MacGuffin.
Independence, United States
Selected work (7 publications)
Someone Could Get HurtWhen writers publish, they are sharing a story. But is that story really theirs to share? The speaker in this poem straddles their public and private lives, risking a dangerous fall between the two if they make the wrong move.
introspection
poetry
childhood
worry
How to keep a relationship alive, according to expertsWeeks after the loss of her long-term boyfriend, the speaker begins to find comfort and peace...until her boyfriend crawls back into her life. Break-ups can be hard. Backsliding can be harder.
anxiety
poetry
death
existential
surrealism
grief
Six killed in interstate chain pileup outside Flagstaff and Two Other PoemsAlthough the speakers may vary a great deal, each of these poems challenges heartbreak in its own way.
violence
depression
poetry
death