Kamia Hendricksen - University of Minnesota Twin-Cities

dream \dre̅m\ n. 1. A timed glance into what could have been

Sophia Fortunato - University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

A poem about touch
It’s tired and overdone and everyone’s heard it
but you write it anyway

Abigail Schooley - Winona State University

Cool, crisp autumn air rolled over an unsuspecting neighborhood filled with unsuspecting children and parents and unsuspecting cats and dogs.

Kaitlyn Harrison - Virginia Commonwealth University

I laugh at you
grasping at the book
in the console.

Kaitlyn Harrison - Virginia Commonwealth University

Little girl
you say you must die now
without knowing what life
is like yet.

Chris Booker Sarwine - Eastern Washington University

Fever raging unabated
Icy hotness making me restless and tired

Chris Booker Sarwine - Eastern Washington University

determined to keep pace Breathing shallow

Trisha Jandoc - LaGuardia Community College

My inner child
I’m sorry the world couldn’t offer you what you needed

Cara Chou - Virginia Commonwealth University

little star

Kaylee Starke-Meredith - Ithaca College

They say cover your drink, don’t show too much
skin,

John Anderson - New Mexico State University

I feel the darkness of the world that lives.

Jordan Johnson - Kean University

A cool Saturday morning finds us
crowded at a café, and again I’m wondering

Jordan Johnson - Kean University

Oh, I am sorry to hear that.
What is it like?

Leah Hesser - Arizona State University

Sitting on this mountain
I can feel the warmth as the sky gets darker