The Golden Corral, Golden Corral, Golden Corral, Corral, Corral…
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2 Poems by Carson Jordan
Carson Jordan is a woman on the mountain. She is the teacher and facilitator of MIND PALACE POETRY and the Poet in Residence at the Ruth Stone House. Her chapbook GOOD FOR HER was published with Dirt Child Press in 2022. You can find her work in Bruiser Mag, The Quarterless Review, Peach Mag, Noir…
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4 poems by Corey Qureshi
COREY QURESHI IS A WRITER BASED IN PHILADELPHIA. HE IS THE AUTHOR OF SEVERAL CHAPBOOKS OF POETRY, MOST RECENTLY you are bereft IN OCTOBER 2025. HE RUNS THE WEBSITE / READING SERIES BOXX PRESS. @q_boxo
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Poems by Leah Marie Johnson
Leah Marie Johnson is a poet and writer living in and about California. She wants you to be emotional, for obvious reasons. Most of her work can be found somewhere on the internet, and you can reach her on her socials, God willing…
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1 Poem by S. Taufeequddin Azher
Today on High Horse: 1 Poem by S. Taufeequddin Azher
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1 poem by Steve Bannon
Steve Bannon is a poet, political strategist and media executive who served as an advisor to Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and as Chief White House Strategist. His career includes time in the U.S. Navy, investment banking at Goldman Sachs, and a significant role in media and film, notably co-founding the conservative news site Breitbart…
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More Poems by Colin Gee
Today on High Horse: More Poems by the Great Colin Gee
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Poems by Piper McKeever
Sunday Blues Cowboy, don’t call me on the way to church, praying for poetry. I am not a Sunday girl,I don’t come dated for expiry. Move on out to Montana, like you always said you’d do. Find yourself a woman you can tame.Find yourself a woman who won’t leave. You were always so faithless, telling
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A Poem by Ginger Jones
Swan Lake White lilies and dopamine. I wanted to live this kind of life with you, Well liked and breathing deeply, Touching a sensation in the room. It’s blooming and smells like Gardenias tapping at the window. Under a gentle moon, You can rest inside me. Lead by a light I have never known To
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Poems by Austin Miles
Nebraska, 2025 by Madeline Rupard Sacred screen doora cold windvisitsfor a week or soclouds greet me@ my doorstepi look upThe economics of painI’m a frenetic – reaching for /waiting for a silverwarevarious parking lots appeal to me butesp. the immaculatestrip mall oneswith a sun settin into thema criminalized ecologyprolific / jaunted the lot its emptiness
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3rd Annual T Paulo Urcanse Prize For Literary Excellence
Submissions are open from now (October 8th, 2025 AD) until October 31st, 2025 AD. You may email your contest submission as a PDF, Word Doc, or Google Doc to therealhighhorse@gmail.com, again, without a fee (but we would appreciate any donation to keep this all going!). Please put (Contest Submission) in the subject line of your message.…
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Poems by Cletus Crow
A diamond in the rough… and we like it rough. 3 poems by Cletus Crow. Cletus Crow is mostly a poet. His two collections are available from Pig Roast Publishing.
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5 Poems by Simon Ravenscroft
Simon Ravenscroft lives in Cambridge, England. He is a Fellow of Magdalene College at the University of Cambridge. He has published poems recently in Osmosis Press, The Penn Review, Apocalypse Confidential, Full House Literary, Eratio, RIC Journal, Swifts & Slows, La Piccioletta Barca, Burning House Press, Red Ogre Review, and other places.
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Penelope Tall by Nate Hoil
Nate Hoil is an accomplished writer and editor, particularly active in the US literary scene. His most notable published collection, 24 Hour Monologue, consolidates his earlier works and has received positive acclaim from readers.
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Vignettes by Conor Hultman
***PARENTAL ADVISORY*** Vignettes by Conor Hultman. Hultman lives in New York, New York.
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3 Poems by Adrian Frey
Adrian Frey is a 24 year old poet from Upstate New York. Their work has appeared in APOCALYPSE CONFIDENTIAL and Poem Pilled. Their Instagram is @aj_frey and their Twitter is @slowcorecowboy.
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Three Poems by Travis Burkett
Today on HH, Three Poems from the Flatland Farmer himself–Travis Burkett.
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Chinese School in Minneapolis – St. Paul by Lev Xue
Lev Xue is a writer living in the red hook neighborhood of Brooklyn. He’s proud to be learning to skateboard, and volunteering at the community garden. Previously he’s been published in Fence, Jubilat, Keith LLC and other magazines. He lives with his border collie dog, poopy Xue.
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Wes Tirey interviews James McWilliams, author of The Life and Poetry of Frank Stanford
Today we have something special… Wes Tirey, a musician, writer, artist in his own right, interviews Historian James McWilliams about his new (fantastic) biography of Frank Stanford. The poet was an Arkansas Native who lived a colorful, but short, life. He is an overlooked genius of the last one hundred years but that has been…
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[EXIT MEDEA INTO THE KITCHEN] by Odelia Wu
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New Work from Odelia Wu… Well, atleast it’s new to us. She is an excellent poet, dealing with the conundrums and opacity of the ancient and modern world.
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Four Poems from The Blue Cherub
New work from PJ Lombardo! PJ Lombardo is a writer from New Jersey. He co-edits GROTTO, a journal of grotesque-surrealist poetry, and he previously worked for Action Books. Read his writing in Community Mausoleum, capgras, Tagvverk, Hobart Pulp, Lana Turner Journal and elsewhere.
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My Little Circus Rat by Sam Berman
A coming-of-age tale of biblical proportions. New this week from Sam Berman! Berman is a short story writer who lives in Boise, Idaho. He has had work published in Forever Magazine, Joyland, Expat Press, Maudlin House, the Northwest Review, the Idaho Review, The Masters Review, Vlad Mag, HAD, Hobart, X-R-A-Y, CRAFT, Dream Boy Book Club,…
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The Phantom Hand
Today on High Horse: An unsettling story by Kevin Coons. Right in time for the Fourth! Kevin Coons is a plant scientist, musician and writer from the central coast of California. His writing has been featured in Press Pause Press, Lakeshore Review, Treehouse LIterary Review, the Steelhouse Review, the Helix, the Cape Rock, Gray Sparrow, Forge Magazine and the…
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5 poems by Owen Avery
Owen Avery lives in Brooklyn. He enjoys words and images. He has been published in Hobart Pulp, Spectra, Scaffold Lit, and other online worlds. He can be found at Instagram dot com under the name tubofguts.
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Dog Poems by Casper Kelly
Good Boywhen i was 19 my boyfriend broke up with mei sent him a photo of me trying on a dog collar in walmart presented without comment so he can decide what a dog collar is for the one million things that me wearing a dog collar could mean sometimes i pass by the latex
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1 Poem by Matt Thomas
Today on High Horse: 1 Poem by Matt Thomas, whose got a collection of poetry titled, ‘Cicada, Dog & Song’ incoming from Serving House Books in 2026.
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