Size / / /

Charles Cantrell, a retired English professor and power lifter, has published many poems in dozens of literary magazines, from Poetry Northwest and Southern Poetry Review to The Literary Review, MARGIE and others, He has new poems in Stoneboat, and The Hurricane Review, with others forthcoming in Green Hills Literary Lantern, Paterson Literary Review, Chiron Review, The Sow's Ear Poetry Review, The South Carolina Review, and others.


Charles Cantrell in our archives
Current Issue
16 Sep 2024

A whale soars over Brooklyn. Clouds spread in streaks over the pale blue sky like cold butter. And the whale cleaves right through. Dar spots it from his perch on the rooftop, smoking a contraband cigarette. At first, it looks like the whale is just playing. Bobbing in and out of the clouds the way calves do during their migratory season. But the whale is too large to be a calf; it casts a shadow over the entire block as it glides directly overhead.
there’s a word—but it’s gone, stolen, seized in the raid; the others have it now
rain / tinged with lavender, mild scent / of rot and freshness.
Wednesday: The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles by Malka Older 
Friday: Shadows Rising by Rohan Monterio 
Issue 9 Sep 2024
Issue 2 Sep 2024
Issue 26 Aug 2024
Issue 19 Aug 2024
Issue 12 Aug 2024
Issue 5 Aug 2024
Issue 29 Jul 2024
Issue 15 Jul 2024
Issue 8 Jul 2024
Issue 1 Jul 2024
Load More