Vulnerable The heart is an organ of fire. --Herodotus Layers of defenses peel away, rice paper shredded beneath heat metal hands, lightening glass sparks. You unearth the hollow beneath my heart, once constricted. Make it blossom full-petaled... A flower fed on tears flames to life, too intense for restraint. The edge of your fingers fillet … Continue reading The VGP Flashback #2
Poetry
Clearing Up The Convoluted Craziness of the New Carcinogenic Poetry Outbreak
Good evening, readers. With the sudden surge of new poetry and vehicles at Virgogray Press, I thought it may be a good idea to clear up exactly what we're thinking. At the forefront is the recent outbreak of Carcinogenic Poetry related publications. Carcinogenic Poetry is the flagship poetry journal of Virgogray Press, its first publication … Continue reading Clearing Up The Convoluted Craziness of the New Carcinogenic Poetry Outbreak
Carcinogenic Poetry Recap No. 2
David The first time I met David, he bit me. I am standing outside the hospital, the old gates to the hospital, Victorian arches, that are lonely left, un-instituted, and substituted by modern housing, housing us, separately, Barrat-barracked solitude. David is with me, he stands near me, still nervous after twenty years away. Today is … Continue reading Carcinogenic Poetry Recap No. 2