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issue sixty-ninesouthern autumn, 2023[Untitled]Michael RothenbergCONTENTSabout    archives    books   ...
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issue seventysouthern winter, 2023TapollinaireMark YoungCONTENTSabout    archives    books & print parts   ...
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Thanks for thinking of us, but issue seventy is the final issue of Otoliths. HOME page last updated 7/21/23
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Jessica DejanovicHiggs Boson I've lived in a lot of places and yet whenever I read a book or hear a story, I picture them all occurring in my grandmother's old house. An old three-bedroom brick house...
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Colleen Woodsrereading The Secret History he never vacuumed so his bedsit was full of leaves once he took so much acid he thought he was dying his hands shook from too much booze the night before my...
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Sarah LegowHelixAbate a Bat An alphabet An alpha bat A beta bat Abate a bat Abet a bat Abut a boot Abode a bout A Buddha butt Bawd bit Bed bot Bid bite Bad bait Cad coot Cud cot Caliph cat Alphabet...
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Bobbi Luriehell is not an exterior realm the imageless branches of my past you bloom in my inner view imprecise memory kept running through mind a turnpike of wrong turns the unread poem in my palm all...
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Rico Cleffithe repeater must not failAgain, again, again at Waldheim (under the influence of Rexroth) Sat in the cemetery, taking stock of the martyrs eternity already blowing through his own bones...
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Linda M. WalkerFrom This Daily Practice (for Akira)He wrote this to me, “it would be interesting to see the paintings that accompany Poems for Painting (Colour)… I like the rhythm of the pieces, but...
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Pearl ButtonPoem by PaintingPearl Button is a poet and visual artist. Mostly her photos and paintings are created for her own sake, with very few being submitted for the public gaze. Her process...
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Kit KennedyA Few Clouds Linger Through the Palms I remember all too keenly where I am, where you are not. Daunting List: What a tree bundles in its lifetime The obvious: leaves branches bark roots...
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J. D. Nelsonthe green apple serpent of the jolly ranchers dounce street, later: parachuted canker sore lard v. tallow...
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Mark MelnicoveMark Melnicove is a recipient of PEN’s New England Discovery Award and a Maine Arts Commission Fellowship. His books include Sometimes Times (Dome Editions, 2023; Two Palms, 2017), Africa...
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nick nelsonan incidenthe closed the door behind him. he did not take the elevator but walked down the three flights of stairs and reached the street without encountering anyone. i am going to forget it...
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fred flynnassault on k-28zero hour. 2nd platoon, “b” company, 33rd intergalactic regiment had the honor of being the first troops in the invasion of planet k-78. ashcroft! here, sarge! bertinelli!...
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Paul Pfleuger, Jr.If not for the war, it would be a lovely walk these new dramatic pictures, you’re looking at what appeared running along that wooded area scrambling to safety attacked in this video...
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Cy Forrestnow the she-bots are fucking the lifeguards on the beaches to the she-bots that start to feel the heat to August, to arriving on the beaches to the sea wall, to the car park inundated with...
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nicky melvilleEdinburgh Mews: Opposites Tract: A Mews’ Bouche Language Eventnicky [nick-e] melville is a poet, creative writing teacher, curator, editor, musician and occasional artist, whose work...
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Edinburgh Mews (Jan Finlayson, Jill Cameron, Judy Wilson, Kirsty Lewin, Nicky Melville, Moira Naismith) Opposites Tract: A Mews’ Bouche Language Event 1.Five police held the leprechaun down in IKEA...
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Marcia Arrietamomentarily art brings cohesiveness sometimes * i search for the primitive in language. i search for the primitive in myself over the years she reads so many books she wants to become an...
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Makenzie Matthews-BeardDear DiaryTomorrow will be a new day. I will get up, make my coffee Stretch, write a poem Go to work, have lunch Catch a movie, return home Pet my cat, drink milk Microwave...
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Mark YoungUn vers de Charles Trenet Le critique intérieur prend un péage; mais je suis toujours ravi de partager avec vous comment une réaction diffuse, où chaque facette a des reflets argentés &...
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Volodymyr Bilykfrom the cyberpunk poetry book *** 1 Sensation of Vagueness Bob - Vortex; And the echoes - why wonder - Dissolving? elated buzz, crackles - glittery fuzz, rickety crunch, squeak; whoosh;...
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Issue seventy Date of Publication August 1, 2023. Individual pieces Copyright © 2023 by their respective creators. Editor: Mark YoungNearly all of the images in Otoliths can be enlarged by clicking on...
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the Otoliths archivesissue one, southern autumn, 2006issue two, southern winter, 2006issue three, southern spring, 2006issue four, southern summer, 2007issue five, southern autumn, 2007issue six,...
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