M. Nasorri Pavone
Vratislav Kadlec
His astonishing, indeed quite singular ability to touch the tip of his nose with his teeth was something he discovered almost inadvertently
Eric Nelson
Get used to it, kid, everybody wants something from you. / And they’ll swear they’re giving you a gift.
Karel Šebek
Prague is falling behind the windows / like an autumn curtain falls on summer / like a fish falls after a whale
Jessica Q. Stark
I’d listen to her work her way through its drama: the // little girl’s errors hitched to curiosity, her wandering hands, the / way the wolf and the girl had much more in common than not
Books in Brief | Friday Pick
What are you reading? Here at B O D Y we’ve always got a tome or two open, and we're happy to recommend these recent books.
Paweł Sołtys
Me, I’m the opposite, of course – my soul is in full view, as if it weren’t just my shirt that was ripped but my flesh too, and it’s right here, my clownish soul, winking at you with a tear in its eye, because like a steam engine it’s powerful and full of emotion at the same time.
Zach Murphy
The wildflowers wilt over their own feet as I stagger through the dusty, jaded soil. One of my legs is broken. My mouth is parched.
Angela Topping
My sisters, deep in our cells, are still feeding me. / But I know I will be their last queen.