MiddleLost 5, Autumn 2026

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Editor’s Introduction: On Durationp. 1
Julia Drescher, Two Poems:p. 7
untitled (new year poem)p. 8
untitled (morning)p. 18
Sharon Kunde, Three Ekphrastic Poemsp. 27
Mark Wallace, From “the Fall of America 19” p. 45
Elizabeth T. Gray Jr., Three Poems:p. 55
At the Oncologistp. 56
The Erasure of Had Beenp. 57
Reading on of my College Diariesp. 58
C.J. Martin, Two Poems:p. 59
Sky Poemp. 60
`Bass Dream/“Brand New Heartache”p. 61
Charles Stein, Drawings and Photographs p. 67
David Hadbawnik, Impressionsp. 103
Eliot Cardinaux, Starlings-Closed Captions.p. 117
Alex Benedict,p. 133
How do you Perform a Tragedy p. 135
Franz Kafka, Investigations of a Dog, translated by Alex Bennedictp. 138
Mary Yordy,p. 143
The Lady with the Beautiful Handsp. 144
Tim VanDykep. 147
Shed Thy Gracep. 149
Alter Pieces (poems for my Wife)p. 152
Jenny Zervakis, Lilacia Parkp. 161
George and Susan Quasha, identity the imposterp. 165
Turning the Untranslatable Into an Advantage: Notes on Our Collaborationp. 167
Image and Textp. 168
Joseph Donahue, The Crow of Spinozap. 191
Cat Rush, Convergencesp. 205
David Need, Recent Sonnetsp. 221
Riverdave Owenp. 239
A.L. Nielson, Two Suitesp. 273
Supertrios (Disk 2)p. 275
Tridentp. 294
Contributorsp. 313
Acknowledgmentsp. 321

Drawing of a woman in sepia