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SELF PORTRAIT AS JIFFY POP
SELF PORTRAIT AS JIFFY POP

Poetry by Cassandra Myers

(Z)   my rubber bands untwirl, aluminum foil 
over the butter vortex of silicone heat 
what once was a taught plank of silver 
balloons - my heating pad a stovetop 

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poetrycarte blanche magazineJanuary 24, 2026Cassandra MyersComment
Book about Rape That Doesn’t Have Any Flowers or Plants on the Cover
Book about Rape That Doesn’t Have Any Flowers or Plants on the Cover

Poetry by Jane Shi

“There are photographs 

Of small children laughing in black 
and white that people stop and cry at
in museums but ignore in homes.”

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poetrycarte blanche magazineJanuary 24, 2026Jane ShiComment
Say Less
Say Less

Poetry by Misha Solomon

There are things that are real
and things that are not.

There's a choice that I make
and a choice that I don't.

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poetrycarte blanche magazineJanuary 20, 2026Misha SolomonComment
Year of the Fire Horse
Year of the Fire Horse

Poetry by Phoebe Wang

Lying prone, under a sheet stretched
like a sigh across my spine, I don’t notice
the aching until it’s gone, my RMT finding

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poetrycarte blanche magazineJanuary 20, 2026Phoebe WangComment
Minus a Thousand
Minus a Thousand

Translation by Mélissa Bull from Françoise Major

February night, minus twenty-eight degrees Celsius—they said on the radio minus thirty-seven with the wind chill.

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translationcarte blanche magazineJanuary 20, 2026Mélissa Bull, Françoise MajorComment
Sinking
Sinking

Translation by Katia Grubisic from David Clerson

On the first day, my son confided that he felt like his brain was rotting. When he ran his hand through his hair it came out by the fistful.

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translationcarte blanche magazineJanuary 19, 2026Katia Grubisic, David ClersonComment
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