Poetry – Issue No.4

• Erin Emily Ann Vance

The Purported Last Words of Ruth Blay

The Purported Last Words of Ruth Blay https://i0.wp.com/barrenmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/3.-He-Used-to-Sit-Here-1-e1549339591330.jpg?fit=1920%2C930&ssl=1 1920 930 Erin Emily Ann Vance Erin Emily Ann Vance https://i2.wp.com/barrenmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/erinvance.png?fit=96%2C96&ssl=1 12/07/2018 01/07/2019

• Lisa Folkmire

Oscoda

Oscoda https://i2.wp.com/barrenmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/post-apocalyptic-photography-2500x1600-008.jpg?fit=1920%2C1229&ssl=1 1920 1229 Lisa Folkmire Lisa Folkmire https://i0.wp.com/barrenmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/53670AE0-8F5E-4B58-9A0C-66DFA3A2C49A.jpeg?fit=96%2C96&ssl=1 12/07/2018 12/08/2018

• Aremu Adams Adebisi

Mother of Blood and Bone

Mother of Blood and Bone https://i0.wp.com/barrenmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/5382B55C-5A9B-4754-8A2C-E960CC0051A0.jpg?fit=1440%2C1920&ssl=1 1440 1920 Aremu Adams Adebisi Aremu Adams Adebisi https://i0.wp.com/barrenmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2F581187-40B5-4399-A6F9-310ECA68F145.jpeg?fit=96%2C96&ssl=1 12/07/2018 12/07/2018

• Renee Emerson

On Suffering, From a Mother of Four to St. Catherine of Sienna

On Suffering, From a Mother of Four to St. Catherine of Sienna https://i0.wp.com/barrenmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/getty-villa-7-9-07-1.jpg?fit=1440%2C1920&ssl=1 1440 1920 Renee Emerson Renee Emerson https://i1.wp.com/barrenmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/57525CCF-0BA3-435C-BD0A-8D01D2B543AC.jpeg?fit=96%2C96&ssl=1 12/07/2018 12/07/2018

• Frances Boyle

Night Parings

Night Parings https://i0.wp.com/barrenmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/12.jpg?fit=1920%2C1440&ssl=1 1920 1440 Frances Boyle Frances Boyle https://i2.wp.com/barrenmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/BFF53B9A-960E-4E9A-A48C-6A1223C3A0EA.jpeg?fit=96%2C96&ssl=1 12/07/2018 12/07/2018

• SK Grout

Ursa Minor

Ursa Minor https://i1.wp.com/barrenmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/332A5C8A-655F-4E2D-A4CD-DEB43605C089-1-e1549339629658.jpeg?fit=1920%2C1433&ssl=1 1920 1433 SK Grout SK Grout https://i0.wp.com/barrenmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/036EC269-CC8B-46EE-A794-7BAFB29A1687.jpeg?fit=96%2C96&ssl=1 12/07/2018 12/07/2018

• Tyler Howell

Pacman at the Arcade Casino

Pacman at the Arcade Casino https://i1.wp.com/barrenmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/6.-He-Used-to-Drive-Me.jpg?fit=1920%2C1285&ssl=1 1920 1285 Tyler Howell Tyler Howell https://i0.wp.com/barrenmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/F3957BE5-7643-488C-9E41-BDBFCB59E869.jpeg?fit=96%2C96&ssl=1 12/07/2018 12/08/2018

• Devon R. Ortega

Kintsugi

Kintsugi https://i0.wp.com/barrenmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/FDDD4A0A-2409-4AFC-AE0A-6BC96AB78D78.jpeg?fit=1920%2C1465&ssl=1 1920 1465 Devon R. Ortega Devon R. Ortega https://i0.wp.com/barrenmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/A09C9061-72F0-4BBC-A489-35179AED6DB3.jpeg?fit=96%2C96&ssl=1 12/07/2018 12/08/2018

• alyssa hanna

in memory of someone who may not be dead

in memory of someone who may not be dead https://i2.wp.com/barrenmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/milkweed-.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1 1920 1080 alyssa hanna alyssa hanna https://i2.wp.com/barrenmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_20180722_215952_291-e1539006490550.jpg?fit=96%2C96&ssl=1 12/07/2018 12/07/2018

• Sneha Subramanian Kanta

Ghazal with reference to Sylvia Plath

Ghazal with reference to Sylvia Plath https://i1.wp.com/barrenmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/5.-He-Used-to-Bathe-Here.jpg?fit=1920%2C1319&ssl=1 1920 1319 Sneha Subramanian Kanta Sneha Subramanian Kanta https://i2.wp.com/barrenmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/6B08D29E-BDD5-4B80-8EED-ADF1940855F8-e1549339511848.jpeg?fit=96%2C96&ssl=1 12/07/2018 12/08/2018

• Kristin Garth

But It Did Happen

But It Did Happen https://i2.wp.com/barrenmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/4A5A7800-AB2A-43FB-8613-95ECDDDD00DA-1-e1544231091295.jpeg?fit=1920%2C1390&ssl=1 1920 1390 Kristin Garth Kristin Garth https://i1.wp.com/barrenmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/kristingarth-e1538975285461.jpg?fit=96%2C96&ssl=1 12/07/2018 12/11/2018

• Jessie Lynn McMains

Upon a Time

Upon a Time https://i1.wp.com/barrenmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/DSC_2072-queen-anns-lace.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1 1920 1080 Jessie Lynn McMains Jessie Lynn McMains https://i1.wp.com/barrenmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/3C369C06-1ED1-4480-9FD5-CAA1A58D5EBA.jpeg?fit=96%2C96&ssl=1 12/07/2018 12/07/2018

• Rachel Nix

Patriarchal

Patriarchal https://i2.wp.com/barrenmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_4665-1-e1544241542794.jpg?fit=1746%2C759&ssl=1 1746 759 Rachel Nix Rachel Nix https://i0.wp.com/barrenmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/37F0FCE6-4564-43A4-8A7A-D43A5F8F3772.jpeg?fit=96%2C96&ssl=1 12/07/2018 12/07/2018

• Todd Smith

Apologia, America

Apologia, America https://i0.wp.com/barrenmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_5028-blackwhite-e1549339533506.jpg?fit=1920%2C1440&ssl=1 1920 1440 Todd Smith Todd Smith https://i0.wp.com/barrenmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/5FCFCEEC-84EC-40B2-8017-BCBD994629A9.jpeg?fit=93%2C96&ssl=1 12/07/2018 12/08/2018

• Adele Winston

Better Days are Coming

Better Days are Coming https://i1.wp.com/barrenmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Big-Sur.jpg?fit=1920%2C1339&ssl=1 1920 1339 Adele Winston Adele Winston https://i2.wp.com/barrenmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/EF0982F0-48A1-47E4-9F88-0B7302DA2317.jpeg?fit=96%2C96&ssl=1 12/07/2018 12/20/2018

• Jennifer Wilson

Ecce Angus Dei

Ecce Angus Dei https://i0.wp.com/barrenmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Down-By-The-River-e1544201915418.jpg?fit=1920%2C1064&ssl=1 1920 1064 Jennifer Wilson Jennifer Wilson https://i2.wp.com/barrenmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/24469432-89BB-4A3C-B9BE-FCFF1BF2C0D9.jpeg?fit=96%2C96&ssl=1 12/07/2018 12/08/2018

• Sara Anderson

Grandmother, Baking Bread

Grandmother, Baking Bread https://i2.wp.com/barrenmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/DSC_3597.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1 1920 1080 Sara Anderson Sara Anderson https://i2.wp.com/barrenmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/787DC279-0BC0-4A97-B460-651FC6F29D6F.jpeg?fit=96%2C96&ssl=1 12/07/2018 12/10/2018

• Mathew Yates

Seasons

Seasons https://i1.wp.com/barrenmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/snowy-lot-1-e1544238745663.jpg?fit=1920%2C1147&ssl=1 1920 1147 Mathew Yates Mathew Yates https://i2.wp.com/barrenmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/matthewyates-e1538973830148.jpg?fit=96%2C96&ssl=1 12/07/2018 12/08/2018

• Sprout Conner

-cide

-cide https://i0.wp.com/barrenmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_3837-001.jpg?fit=1920%2C1440&ssl=1 1920 1440 Sprout Conner Sprout Conner https://i2.wp.com/barrenmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/E0D828E2-C35D-47A9-9713-C99BC333AE0E.jpeg?fit=96%2C96&ssl=1 12/07/2018 12/07/2018

• Jeanna Paden

Anxiety in a High-Rise

Anxiety in a High-Rise https://i0.wp.com/barrenmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/7ABE8BCB-964B-44F2-B903-06AB497D2C8A-e1549341238591.jpeg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1 1920 1080 Jeanna Paden Jeanna Paden https://i0.wp.com/barrenmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/jeannapaden1-e1538975675538.jpg?fit=96%2C96&ssl=1 12/07/2018 12/07/2018

• Laurie Koensgen

Creed

Creed https://i2.wp.com/barrenmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/DSC_0914-2.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1 1920 1080 Laurie Koensgen Laurie Koensgen https://i1.wp.com/barrenmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/lauriekoensgen.png?fit=96%2C96&ssl=1 12/07/2018 12/07/2018

• Courtney LeBlanc

Still

Still https://i2.wp.com/barrenmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/4.-He-Used-To-Sleep-Here.jpg?fit=1920%2C1285&ssl=1 1920 1285 Courtney LeBlanc Courtney LeBlanc https://i2.wp.com/barrenmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/77EDD3FA-E1F8-4A66-861F-D5343D2A6B41.jpeg?fit=96%2C96&ssl=1 12/07/2018 12/07/2018

• Jake Bailey

The Doctor of Electric Dreams

The Doctor of Electric Dreams https://i2.wp.com/barrenmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/DSC_0847-2.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1 1920 1080 Jake Bailey Jake Bailey https://i0.wp.com/barrenmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/07B331CB-240D-4D16-840A-082B545DB81E.jpeg?fit=96%2C96&ssl=1 12/07/2018 12/07/2018

• Kim Fahner

Triad

Triad https://i2.wp.com/barrenmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/post-apocalyptic-photography-barren-issue-5-006.jpg?fit=1920%2C1229&ssl=1 1920 1229 Kim Fahner Kim Fahner https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/dfeb3f381d29e4ff195d0d11183a182c?s=96&d=mm&r=g 12/07/2018 12/07/2018

• Trinity Herr

Rattlesnakes

Rattlesnakes https://i0.wp.com/barrenmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/post-apocalyptic-photography-2500x1600-003-e1544249461262.jpg?fit=1920%2C773&ssl=1 1920 773 Trinity Herr Trinity Herr https://i0.wp.com/barrenmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/D4A06CF9-AB6E-47F5-8B9C-B63D7BCCF6ED.jpeg?fit=96%2C96&ssl=1 12/07/2018 12/08/2018