A Brief Relief | Spenser Smith | Substack

Two poems: Dear Sam and Dear Dave If I smoked enough Belmonts, I’d smell you

Poem: Fruit fly trap I escape the swat of your hand, my body nearly another smear on the wall

Feb 13

Poem: Dear Alan I said it was a nice tattoo even though it was a stupid tattoo

Feb 5

Drug policy doesn't reflect the history and nature of drug use

Jan 30

Poem: Small deaths Death is an ant under your shoe, the unwatered spider plant, a grain of fentanyl thinner than a needle of Douglas fir

Jan 23

My debut book of poetry is forthcoming, hence the new name and direction

Jan 22

Recommendations

Grace Evans

The Negative Review

Shane Neilson

Sign Up For Lynn Steger Strong's Newsletter: Practicing

Lynn Steger Strong

A Little Bit of Hope

Shagufta Pasta

A Brief Relief

About Archive Authors Recommendations

#nojs-banner { position: fixed; bottom: 0; left: 0; padding: 16px 16px 16px 32px; width: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; background: red; color: white; font-family: -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 13px; line-height: 13px; } #nojs-banner a { color: inherit; text-decoration: underline; } This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please turn on JavaScript or unblock scripts