KN Magazine: Poetry

John Grey Shane McKnight John Grey Shane McKnight

THE DIMMER GLOW

A twilight meditation where landscape, memory, and unease converge. “The Dimmer Glow” moves through dusk and darkness, blurring the line between what is seen and what is remembered, as the mind turns inward and finds meaning not in brilliance, but in the quiet pull of fading light.

Read More
Olivia Pierce Graham Shane McKnight Olivia Pierce Graham Shane McKnight

Rapeseed

In Rapeseed, Olivia Pierce Graham reflects on memory, voice, and self-interrogation through lyrical precision and haunting restraint. The poem’s quiet intensity explores how identity and sincerity shift across time—what remains, what disappears, and what still speaks back from the page.

Read More
Al Baron Shane McKnight Al Baron Shane McKnight

THE PASS

In The Pass, poet Al Baron crafts a stark and atmospheric meditation on motion, mystery, and evasion. With minimal language and cinematic imagery, the poem captures the emotional residue of escape—what we flee, what we ignore, and what waits just around the bend.

Read More
Irma Kurti Shane McKnight Irma Kurti Shane McKnight

DISTANCES

In Distances, Irma Kurti traces the quiet ache of separation through rain-slicked streets and flickers of melancholy light. A meditation on longing, memory, and emotional distance, the poem drifts through landscapes both external and internal with lyrical restraint.

Read More
Erica Willis Shane McKnight Erica Willis Shane McKnight

MONTEREY

In “Monterey,” poet Erica Willis reflects on time, memory, and identity while sitting at the edge of the sea. This meditative poem explores the fleeting nature of self, the haunting beauty of the ocean, and the quiet ache of change.

Read More
Ayaan Fahad Shane McKnight Ayaan Fahad Shane McKnight

Ghosts of the Past

A haunting and lyrical meditation on memory, grief, and emotional entrapment, Ghosts of the Past explores the internal battle of burying pain while being buried by it. With stark imagery and symbolic resonance, this poem digs deep into the soil of loss.

Read More

Submit Your Writing to KN Magazine

Want to have your writing included in Killer Nashville Magazine?
Fill out our submission form and upload your writing here:

SUBMIT YOUR WRITING