Message by Mary Christine Kane

moonlight on night sea with large rock
 

Last night I called you. Moon sharp, I said, like an important message. Look up. The sky has opened its story and shined its shy star. It’s a pearl plucked from the deep. Look up before she hides before we forget the oyster, that we are surrounded by sea. Mary Christine Kane works in healthcare marketing and lives in Minneapolis, Minn. She holds an MFA from Hamline University. Mary’s poetry and essays have appeared in numerous journals and anthologies including Bluestem; Mutabilis Press; Plainsongs Magazine; The Buffalo Anthology, Right Here, Right Now; and others. Her … Continue reading Message by Mary Christine Kane

Past Issues


 

Issue no. 56, Winter 2026 EssayMemoir: Mary Trvalik, MJE Clubb, Martha Graham Wiseman, Tutt Stapp Mckiernan Poetry: Esther Sadoff, Maureen Clark, Jeff Thomas, ZIhan Zang, Catherine Socarras Ferrell, Bill Glose, Ned Kraft, Paul Joseph Enea, David Stern, Dudley Stone Fiction: Peter Wallace, Tyler Scott, Lisa Ben-Shoshan Art: Alan Box Levine, Sefunmi Adeolas Issue no. 55, Fall 2025 Streetlight‘s 2025 Poetry Contest: 1st Abby Murray, 2nd Rebecca Faulkner, Honorable Mention JR Thelin, Honnorable Mention William Prindle Streetlight‘s 2025 Fiction Contest: 1st Christine Wilcox, 2nd Tim Collyer, EssayMemoir: David Stern,  Presley Ackeret, Elizabeth BIrd, Anne Merritt, Poetry: Brent … Continue reading Past Issues