“When the hurricane hit, the water rushed backwards./ Black water bubbling up and out from the drain/ with a pungent stink…” Poem of the Week (May 13), by Loretta Oleck.
“I was a mixed up, fucked up breed from a small town… I had been raised in a foster home with a bunch of freaks, weirdos and perverts.” Story of the Week (March 7), by Erika T. Wurth.
“The publishers would like to/ Gratefully acknowledge themselves.” Weekend poem, by Rowland Bagnall.
Muhammad Umar Memon writes about the literary significance of the red light district and underbelly of a country like Pakistan, beginning with the country’s controversial author Saadat Hasan Manto.