No Congo No Phone-Josephine Pongo
Our idols Our obsessions Each year new brand No Congo No Phone Children are renamed slaveries They’ve becomeContinue Reading
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City High's premier literary magazine. Iowa City, Iowa.
One Small Step-Anonymous
A dream is an understatement, making history is more like it. Before 1978 it wasn’t us, it was justContinue Reading
Lightning By Drew Owen
It’s never been a matter of light. Only I thought it was demons in spite. But when you hold theContinue Reading
Fourth Grade was Cold by Rachel Thorpe
There is a picture of a white dog with white eyes in a boat that capsizes along the east coast.Continue Reading
Untitled by Savannah Norton
Her jeans grew damp from the wet grass as she watched the fireworks light up the night sky. It wasContinue Reading
Meta Metaphors, Smiling Similes by Garrett Forbes
Meta Metaphors, Smiling Similes by Garrett Forbes What is a metaphor for metaphor Could it make sense to say aContinue Reading
Your Own by Bihotza James-Lejarcegui
Her sleeping dog’s wheezing breaths Mimic the rhythm Of her tears falling. She has an ocean to fill AContinue Reading
Gypsy Girl by Bihotza James-Lejarcegui
(First Place Winner of the City High Poetry Contest) Raccoons in the night, Rummaging through dumpsters, Yelling across the river.Continue Reading
Forgetful by Charlene Miller
Bring your trumpet! Bring your phone! Bring your homework! Don´t leave it at home! Bring your backpack! Bring yourContinue Reading
