KN Magazine: Poetry

Al Baron Shane McKnight Al Baron Shane McKnight

BARHOPPING

In “Barhopping,” Al Baron traces a restless night through numbered bars, blurred memories, and unresolved ghosts. What begins as casual drinking becomes an uneasy reckoning with the past—old wounds, shared trauma, and the illusion of escape. Sharp, surreal, and darkly reflective, this poem explores guilt, repetition, and the way entrances and exits can feel equally impossible.

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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.

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