Honey Hill
Honey Hill is a poet from Columbia, North Carolina and a Creative Writing minor at Elizabeth City State University. Her work explores Black Southern landscapes, identity, memory, nature, and transformation. She serves as Assistant Creative Editor of The Phoenix and works with The Compass and The Legacy literary journals.
The following work is Copyright © 2026, and owned by Honey Hill and may not be distributed or reprinted in any form whatsoever without written permission from the author.
What Is Grown?
Well, if you look it up,
it means to stop growing.
I’ll never be grown grown
because I’m forever glowing
and growing
learning constantly
in a state of being
believing in man
and the idea of good
hoping for the best
for everyone
people that look like me
and you
Dean Baltesson
Dean Baltesson is a poet and musician living in Deep Cove BC Canada. He is the author of a volume of poetry entitled “There Must be Words To Describe This”. His poetry and music can be found in a number of online and print literary journals and Apple Music. Visit Dean online here.
The following work is Copyright © 2026, and owned by Dean Baltesson and may not be distributed or reprinted in any form whatsoever without written permission from the author.
Gravity Conspiracy
So I jump
and I refuse to fall
nobody cares that
gravity is nothing and
I don’t believe in it
but come with me
to the cliff top
with the open air
beneath us
and I promise
that I will not take
your beliefs from you.
