'motherboard'

fifth wheel press editor-in-chief nat baum has compiled a unique and exciting digital anthology titled 'motherboard', which includes my noir prose poem, le rouge a levres--sorry, this medium does not facilitate my accenting french words--and a multitude of innovative and outstanding works by poets such as Bethany Cutkomp,  D.W. Baker, Flossie Hedges, Tyler Gillespie, Meagan Kane, Gemma Cooper-Novack and many others. Explore the anthology here.

https://fifthwheelpress.com/anth9-backend/jenkins1

The letter from the editor-in-chief introducing the works in 'motherboard' is worth sharing as well for its timely and courageous declarations, which this writer celebrates.

https://fifthwheelpress.com/anth9-backend/letter-raum

fifth wheel press accepts submissions from "individuals who belong to the queer, trans, and/or gender variant communities." It does not accept AI-generated work and is currently open for blog submissions, meaning, only interviews or reviews.





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