COUNTERCLOCK

Issue 17 is out now on our website! Featuring work by @amynelder, @philbrick_arts, @thejohnyohe, @alan_kissane, @caiiris1011, @haolun1, @ckflan, and more. Read here: counterclock.org/issue-seventeen

A letter from our editors ❤️ we’ll be back and better than ever before you know it. See you soon!

Read Robin's two poems in our latest issue here: counterclock.org/robin-arble

"You held me from my back as we swayed to the rain. There is no way not to make this sound crazy: the mist hid my tears as I cried in the crowd." Robin Arble, "I turned 22 and realized it's okay"

Read @haolun1's two poems in COUNTERCLOCK here: counterclock.org/haolun-xu

"I am my father’s money. Sometimes everything I eat is a ghost. No, it was not always like this. During college, I found money with my body. They called me a spouse’s friend, but never a spouse." Haolun Xu, "Strawberry Confessional"

"Dammit, if you insist On moving the bodies, Take all of them, leave Nothing behind. Not a hair, A tooth, a nail. It’s cruel To break them into pieces, To scatter them amongst Empty churches like confetti..." Read Alan Kissane's "The Bodies of the Saints":

What a gorgeous poem by Iris Cai in ⁦@counterclock_⁩ counterclock.org/iris-cai

"Between the sky and our four green walls, light is the only tenant that knows how to leave. Better for you to live a small life, my mother repeats." Read Iris Cai's poem "Everything that grows is foreign" here: counterclock.org/iris-cai

@haolun1 An honor to publish your work ❤️

Hello everyone! I have a new poem out with @counterclock_, called “Strawberry Confessional.” It is a rather personal poem I hold very dear, about old times. 🍓👋

History says we forgave the executioner. —Solmaz Sharif

honored to have a prose poem about heartbreak, BART, the Oakland coliseum, strawberries, and feral cats in the latest issue of @counterclock_! thank you @djb4sil & co. for including me 🍓♥️

#GRATITUDE to Counterclock Literary Magazine for featuring my work in Issue 17 🔥 🥳 🎆 Check out all the exceptional writing and art @counterclock_

Tethering back in to say that my #poem "Las Chicas Malas" is now out in the new issue of Counter Clock! @counterclock_ counterclock.org/john-yohe

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Issue 17 is out now on our website! Featuring work by @amynelder, @philbrick_arts, @thejohnyohe, @alan_kissane, @caiiris1011, @haolun1, @ckflan, and more. Read here: counterclock.org/issue-seventeen

We were hoping to publish today, but are experiencing major technical issues that require resolution on the backend from Squarespace. I promise Issue 17 will be out as soon as possible! Huge apologies for our delay and thanks for your patience. 😁❤️

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