Word Riot is a monthly online literary magazine celebrating the forceful voices of up-and-coming writers. Authors and poets read from works published in the magazine.
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Four Poems by Billie R. TadrosBy [email protected]
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Mom Before New York by Rachel Ann BricknerBy [email protected]
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Two Poems by Laura BuccieriBy [email protected]
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When I Want You by Lisa LocascioBy [email protected]
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The Takeover by Nick SansoneBy [email protected]
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Thick-Boned by Rebecca Ann JordanBy [email protected]
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Rabbit of No Material Character by Jonathan Aprea
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Seven Degrees of Separation by Anne Lawrence Bradshaw
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8:08Seven Degrees of Separation by Anne Lawrence BradshawBy [email protected]
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The Descendant by Robert KerbeckBy [email protected]
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MELISSA by Zoe StollerBy [email protected]
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How to Tell You’re Still Alive by Ting GouBy [email protected]
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Two Poems by Jake SkeetsBy [email protected]
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Two Poems by Bo SchwabacherBy [email protected]
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Voice by Aisha PhoenixBy [email protected]
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Feel This Way by Charles HeinerBy [email protected]
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A Short History of Brat Rock by Gabriela Garcia
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7:09A Short History of Brat Rock by Gabriela GarciaBy [email protected]
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Ride by Kate JayroeBy [email protected]
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Buying In by Eileen ShieldsBy [email protected]
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Two Poems by Roy G. GuzmánBy [email protected]
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Irish Goodbye by Dylan WeirBy [email protected]
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Oater, With Air Conditioning by Tyler Stoddard Smith
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6:34Oater, With Air Conditioning by Tyler Stoddard SmithBy [email protected]
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Ode To Bob Marley, Ending in Inheritance by Malcolm Friend
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2:27Ode To Bob Marley, Ending in Inheritance by Malcolm FriendBy [email protected]
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Two Poems by Marlin JenkinsBy [email protected]
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from FAKE FLOWERS LAST FOREVER by Zoe Dzunko
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1:18from FAKE FLOWERS LAST FOREVER by Zoe DzunkoBy [email protected]
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Two Poems by Rebecca BornsteinBy [email protected]
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How to Read This Essay by Kathryn Petruccelli
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3:24How to Read This Essay by Kathryn PetruccelliBy [email protected]
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The Rise and Fall of Reme by Andrew GretesBy [email protected]
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Bike Heaven by Steven GrasselBy [email protected]
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A Guide to Wioskasłomy by David GalefBy [email protected]
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Two Poems by Lisa HitonBy [email protected]
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Talking Through the Lobster by Amanda Chiado
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2:55Talking Through the Lobster by Amanda ChiadoBy [email protected]
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Undergrounds by Deirdre HinesBy [email protected]
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excerpt from "Jazzercise is a Language" by Gabriel Ojeda-Sague
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1:00excerpt from "Jazzercise is a Language" by Gabriel Ojeda-SagueBy [email protected]
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The Illustrated Catalogue of Fishes by Molly Brown
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6:09The Illustrated Catalogue of Fishes by Molly BrownBy [email protected]
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Meeting the Mortar God by Matt YoungBy [email protected]
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How Deep They Cut by Lynn Marie HoustonBy [email protected]
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One Direction by Chris CampanioniBy [email protected]
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Two Poems by Kamden HilliardBy [email protected]
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Two Poems by John A. NievesBy [email protected]
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Two Poems by Molly Jean BennettBy [email protected]
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The Search for Boyle by Darrin DoyleBy [email protected]
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It Mostly Just Very Slowly Knocked Me to the Ground by Jenna Hymes
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23:01It Mostly Just Very Slowly Knocked Me to the Ground by Jenna HymesBy [email protected]
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Back to Back by Claire PoldersBy [email protected]
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Drag Show by Gabrielle MontesantiBy [email protected]
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Sequins by Smriti VermaBy [email protected]
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Two Poems by Patrick DundonBy [email protected]
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The Husband of a Galaxy by Gary Joshua Garrison
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Two Poems by C.T. McGahaBy [email protected]
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This Is New Jersey by Linda CarelaBy [email protected]
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Two Poems by Elvira BasevichBy [email protected]
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