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Dystopian Disco by Stefani B

the dj beckons them to the club

holla’–it’s time to spin, bust your move

to the lawn, to the chamber, arms in the air

everyone: “forty-five! forty-five!”

remix…errrr, skidding a new track

deeper into the moment

feeling the bass

under lyrics of a lie

the dj is a master puppeteer

narci-sizing new moves on the dance floor

moshpit sashays towards the privileged, the popular

insurecting the dancers, a storm of Qed

follows the dj in a shameful

dystopian democracy disco

shadow image of a man pushing a cart with a large wheel and small umbrella

Pushcart Prize Nominees for 2023

Gnashing Teeth Publishing is proud to submit the following poems for consideration of the Pushcart Prize. Each of these nominees had work published by us in 2023, whether online or

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Roots, ancestors, bending limbs and time. Ra Malika Imhotep’s gossypiin is a harvest of the experiences and discussions of black women. The meaning of the title, like many of her

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What an obscurity energy there’s no serenity A smile is what you’ll never see All you’ll hear is “In memory” Not a single ring on the telephone All you see

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