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Adieu, and Be Well … Broad Street is now closed.

by broadstreetmag on May 24, 2021 • Comments Closed

One last time, and forever, we thank all of our contributors, our readers, our boards, and our editorial staff over the last almost-decade. We had a great run and published so much of which we are deeply proud. We started laying plans in 2011 with a dream and a shoestring...

“You Want Me to Be Happy About Dying” — an essay by Ramona Grigg.

by broadstreetmag on Nov 5, 2020 • Comments Closed

Reflections on life, afterlife, and the reality of the dark, dark passage. “Nothing in my life will be erased after I die.” Photo by the author. To most of you out there, I’m old. I’m so old, odds are I’ll probably die soon. You can think on that for a few seconds and move...

Art / Coronavirus / COVID-19 / creativity / illness / politics

“The Politics of Art, 2020”: Our interview with Alexandra Blum, mixed-media artist.

by broadstreetmag on Sep 6, 2020 • Comments Closed

A pandemic and other global breakdowns inspire a visual journal of diverse styles and influences. “I think for me what is interesting about this series of work is the diversity of voices within myself.” “Vitriol.” Editors’ Note: Alexandra (Ali) Blum is a California-based artist who draws on influences from around the...

Culture / current events / History / photography / race

Taking Down the Confederacy in Richmond, Virginia: On Civil War monuments, graffiti art, and protest. Photos by John Moser.

by broadstreetmag on Jun 11, 2020 • Comments Closed

The BLM movement is writ large on the Civil War monuments of the Confederacy’s former capital. And now some controversial statues are being removed. “We Just Want Justice,” protesters and graffiti at the base of the Robert E. Lee statue. Broad Street’s home is in Richmond, Virginia, where Jefferson Davis once presided...

Coronavirus / COVID-19 / memoir / quarantine

From the COVID Journals of Lise Haines.

by broadstreetmag on Apr 12, 2020 • 1 Comment

On learning that she should sacrifice herself for the good of the public. pikrepo.com On the television this morning, an idea was floated with great sincerity. I could sacrifice myself for the public good. If anyone had to get sick or starve or die from a lack of oxygen, I was...

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“83rd St. North Notebook,” a poem by Ann Quinn.

by broadstreetmag on Sep 6, 2019 • Comments Closed

A visit to a childhood landscape. “The appliances immortal, the furniture arranged in 1946 …” To enjoy this poem as a broadside, drag the image to your desktop. Or simply scroll down to reach the plain-text version. Featured image: Jonathan Machen: Living Room, Los Alamos, New Mexico. Pen-and-ink with digitized color. – 83rd St. Notebook –...

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“Animation,” a poem by Kari Wergeland. Time blooms in the garden.

by broadstreetmag on Sep 5, 2019 • Comments Closed

“It hovers, this hint of perfection …” – –Enjoy this poem as a broadside by dragging it to your desktop, or scroll down to read it in plain text. This feature is also available, in slightly different format, on Medium. k Animation – This morning a fried egg appeared in the backyard, a startling yellow ball...

birth / childhood / family / love / poetry

“Hide & Seek,” a poem by Carol Matos. A child is a galaxy.

by broadstreetmag on Sep 5, 2019 • Comments Closed

“I follow your trail, the scent of morning dreams sliding into awake …” This feature is available, in slightly different format, on Medium. To enjoy this poem as a broadside, drag the image to your desktop and print or expand it. Or just scroll down and read it as plain text. sk k Hide & Seek – From...

death / hospital / illness / poetry

“A Couple In,” a poem by Jenny Gillespie Mason.

by broadstreetmag on Sep 5, 2019 • Comments Closed

Love at the end. “the two pulses stayed, mixed up, so much brighter …” A Couple In —– —–I am one of the two who all those years did not find much to repel the mixing of our pulses —– They stayed not as one firm rhythm —– —– —– but together in fits like happily neglected green...

poetry / pop culture / women

“1–800–441–9402,” a poem by Sue Chenette.

by broadstreetmag on Sep 5, 2019 • Comments Closed

Working the airwaves and the phones. “… their ‘before’ photos not much different from my own face glimpsed in the mirror …” To enjoy this feature as a broadside, drag it to your desktop and enlarge or print … Or simply scroll down to read the poem in plain text. 1–800–441–9402 Road-bleary still, sluggish after short sleep, wondering if...

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Adieu, and Be Well … Broad Street is now closed.

“You Want Me to Be Happy About Dying” — an essay by Ramona Grigg.

“The Politics of Art, 2020”: Our interview with Alexandra Blum, mixed-media artist.

Taking Down the Confederacy in Richmond, Virginia: On Civil War monuments, graffiti art, and protest. Photos by John Moser.

From the COVID Journals of Lise Haines.

“83rd St. North Notebook,” a poem by Ann Quinn.

“Animation,” a poem by Kari Wergeland. Time blooms in the garden.

“Hide & Seek,” a poem by Carol Matos. A child is a galaxy.

“A Couple In,” a poem by Jenny Gillespie Mason.

“1–800–441–9402,” a poem by Sue Chenette.

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