Alina Stefanescu Alina Stefanescu was born in Romania and lives in Birmingham, Alabama with her partner and several intense mammals. Her writing can be found in diverse journals, including Prairie Schooner, North American Review, FLOCK, Southern Humanities Review, Crab Creek Review, Virga, Whale Road Review, and others. She serves as Poetry Editor for Pidgeonholes, Poetry Editor for Random Sample Review, Poetry Reviewer for Up the Staircase Quarterly, and Co-Director of PEN A

by Madeleine Corley Donna McL Tara Isabel Zambrano takes us across different folds of time, realities, and human emotions in her new book Death, Desire, and Other Destinations from Okay Donkey. I’m delighted to have had the opportunity to dive into this collection, especially given Okay Donkey’s background of publishing stellar pieces and collections in the past. I can firmly say Zambrano marvelously adds to this trend with her book. Zambrano leads us in “Alligators,” a piec

Photo provided by author Chris L. Butler is an African American and Dutch poet, essayist, and historian from Philadelphia, PA. Chris graduated from the University of Houston-Downtown, where he earned a B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies, History. He also graduated from Xavier University where he earned an Associate’s Degree in Liberal Arts. His work has been featured in The Journal of International Relations and Diplomacy, Versification Magazine, Perhappened Mag, Trampset Maga