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Complete Issue - Spring 2026

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Editorial Board

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Letter from the Editor

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Submit to PLR

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Table of Contents

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Gratitude

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Colophon

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Scholarship Info

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Front Cover - Romantic Blues
Polina Deriy

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Title Page - Lamp
Jason C. Nelson

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Romantic Blues
Polina Deriy

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Self Portrait
Jason C. Nelson

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Celestial Dream
Helen Read

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It's All in the Details
Ashley Curtice

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Electric Hustle
Nick Gillono

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Angel
Joseph Musielski

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Tears of a Clown
Richard Oberbruner

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He Keeps Throwing Cards
Christine Cianciosi

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Petrified Tree Stump
M. Candace Thomas

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April Snow
Karen Janas

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Street Musician
Abel Sánchez

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Press to Love Yourself
Lukas Otto Polanek

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Energy
Lee Kelly

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Flight of Gold & Silver
Maham Aziz

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ComEd Sunset
Richard Oberbruner

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Against the Wind
Rachel Wagner

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Outdoor Beauty
Daniel Gomez

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My Serenity
Ashley Curtice

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Finding the Blue Flower
DJ Janas

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Pallet Man
Alex Albillar

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Abstraction
Matthew Sioson

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Concrete Sarcophagus
Angel Gamardo

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Crime Redacted
Citizen T

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I Want to Make Your Life Miserable
Diego Torres

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Between Worlds
Christine Cianciosi

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A Hidden Gem
Marita Blanken

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Afternoon Sun
Karen Janas

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Jackie's Eyes
Rob Logan

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I'm Just a Girl
Delaney Flynn

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Convergence
John L. Schrage

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Squawk
Lisa Horvatin

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Apology
Darius Holman

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Envy Within
Becca Zawodniak

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Distant Memory
Nick Gillono

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I'll Be Home Soon
Angel Gamardo

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Spin Cycle
Joseph Musielski

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Bee on Stem
Marita Blanken

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Bicycle Ride
Jason C. Nelson

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Sovereign Stone
Dhanvi Khandal

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Let Me In
Diego Torres

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Bottling Up Emotions
Matthew Sioson

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Amber Afternoon
Helen Read

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Cathedral of Golden Hope
- Spider

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Train Arriving at Dusk
Erin Horvath

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A Frigate of Paper and Ink
Yahya M. Chowdhury

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Blank Paper
Michelle Smola

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Here Goes
Anita Strassman

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Stardust
Ariana Halilaj

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Delicate Wings Sparkling
Lily DeStefano

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Flying on a Motorcycle
Mardelle Fortier

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The Only Choice
Abdul Malik Mandani

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Heartburn
Daniella Ebeid

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A Zealot for Gods I Don't Believe In
Cesare "Che" Fonzino

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Normal
Darius Holman

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Pushing (Get Back Up Again)
Khadijah Rashid

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Mineral
Austin Kloska

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Moon in the Window: Musings in Montmartre
Mardelle Fortier

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Wet and Warm
Khadijah Rashid

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Stillness and Sweetness
Sophia Morgan

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The Quiet Hour Ends
Jay Sturner

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My Happily Ever After
Tey Punsalan

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Mosh Pit
Lee Kelly

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Futile
- Vänci

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What the Road Keeps
C.J. Morris

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Grit
Cesare "Che" Fonzino

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Calmness of Peace
George Karavolos

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Favorite Flowers
Wilda Morris

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Mouse, Meet Mole
Emily Spelson

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Constellation
Daniel Alvarez

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Duck and Cover
DJ Janas

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Frostbite
Maham Aziz

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There's a Bear in the Woods, Can You See It?
- K

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Needle in a Haystack; Cog in a Machine
Meredith Byrd

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Junk
Finn Geissal

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A Raging Battle Within
Adam Sana

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"Not in a Weird Way"
Finn Geissal

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Emptiness
Piper Sobel

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The Muse Escapes
Carolyn Phillips

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Little Silver Threads
Emily Loera

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Pendulum
Daniella Ebeid

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Never to Fade
Yahya M. Chowdhury

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Mailbox
Victoria Starshinova

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Flowers
Niko Walker

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The Golden Sheep
Adam Sana

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There Is No Poetry.
Alexander Recchia

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To Whom It May Concern: A Story in Two Parts
Derek Detzler

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Pieces of Home
Justina Rodriguez Carrozzo

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Where Did the Rain Go?
Tyler Cadorna

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The House That Built Me
Jesse Hernandez

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Twelve Years Ago
C.J. Morris

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Anxiety
Michelle Smola

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Presence
Mya -

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Am I Not My Own Master?
Tom Tipton

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Mansplaining at the IHOP
Catherine Keating

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Unseen Magic
Tricia Goodman

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Blossom
Alyssa Cordero

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And I Look Back
Oliver Ng

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Back Cover - Storytelling
Susan Becker