Author: Dane Lyn

Dane Lyn (they/them) is a neurospicy, genderqueer, disabled, educator, poet, and glitter enthusiast in a love-hate relationship with Los Angeles, where they reside. Dane has an MFA from Lindenwood University, a ridiculous collection of succulents, and four scavenger hunt runner up ribbons. Dane’s work can be seen in Quillkeepers, Gnashing Teeth, Gutslut, and Imposter. Their debut chapbook by bottlecap press, “bubblegum black,” was released in early 2023 with rave reviews from their mom. They are on social media @punkhippypoet.

The Ekphrastic Review

goes the weasel

an opulence of twisting 

complex, intricate, mathematical proofs 

of base hash, slash, ticker parade

tallies counting panoply of nearly missed,

catapult driven bites dull beak 

a weapon thwap through childlike, music

box ding slow and steady 

single notes mingle, become a recognizable 

tune, speeding up in warning 

all around the cobbler’s bench I’m not good 

enough the monkey chased the weasel I’m not smart

enough the monkey thought twas all in fun I’m not

enough POP

All This Glamour, by Derrick Hickman (USA) contemporary