The clock has abandoned count. It simply hums now and I need to tell you things so I don’t disappear. I lay in bed with the fog draped over my body, squirming in place, both vulture and prey. My teeth are soft and all I really want is to lick your wounds. I’m drawn to […]
Alina Kalontarov
Alina Kalontarov is a teacher of English literature and Humanities in New York City. Whether in the classroom or through her poetry and photography, she hopes to inspire people to find their voice and vision in the increasingly myopic noise machine of the world. Her work has been featured in various literary journals and anthologies including Sky Island Journal, Scribeworth, Overgrowth Press, Sand Hills, Prosetrics, Last Leaves, Wild Roof, Boats Against the Current, Querencia Press, and Words Apart: A Globe of Poetry.