Four Poems
The Rook On Top of the Bull
I have a bad habit of becoming the sturdier version I'm left w/
up for the 9am meeting
just to be pursued. yet stay in place
Jess is growing
the most lilacs and lilies
The Fall's Mouth
Sing to your Tevas
tiny-leaved
white pepper tree flowers
only one's good acts
persist. an uncut elm leaf
I like that party
Beauty Sometimes
Frozen starfruit
in husks
of dried silk. the grace of continuance
I want to cry and sneeze at the same time I'm
weird but without motives. I try
to think through the odd mist of revenant
pencil breaks beautifully
the immediate edge
The Fall's Mouth
Like Spring
shaking green tic-tacs
onto tidy
chipped plates
John Coletti
John Coletti is the author of Soft Water (Spiral Editions, 2024), Attachment Simply (Eternal Sections, 2023), Peppermint Oil (PUSH, 2020), Deep Code (City Lights, 2014), Mum Halo (Rust Buckle Books, 2010), Same Enemy Rainbow (fewer & further 2008), and Physical Kind (Yo-Yo-Labs 2005). With Anselm Berrigan, he is the author of Skasers (Flowers & Cream, 2012).
Alberto Regueira
Alberto Regueira, born in 1994 in Havana, Cuba, is a visual artist currently living and working in Havana. His primary focus is painting, though he also explores printmaking, and drawing.
He began his studies in 2011 at the “San Alejandro” Academy of Visual Arts, where he experimented with sculpture, printmaking, and installation. In 2016, he enrolled at the Superior Institute of Art (ISA), concentrating solely on painting. In 2020, he completed his graduation and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Arts.
His artwork serves as a narrative expression of esoteric themes, weaving analogies and symbols into a rich tapestry of meanings that connect the everyday with the mystical. His painting style centers on the oil technique and draws inspiration from classic painting landscapes, infused with surrealistic elements.
Regueira has showcased his work in numerous exhibitions, both in Cuba and internationally, including in Switzerland and the United States.