Kara Arguello – Big City Lit

Attachment Theory

Mar 27, 2023Kara ArguelloWinter 2021, Winter 2021 PoetryKara Arguello, Poetry

by Kara Arguello We were over before the first plane hit. I just hadn’t told him yet. There would be no wedding party in mountain air, no wine-soaked dancing in the lodge. Life was a marathon of laughs turning to quarrels in bars, cigarettes, smashed dashboards, hangover mornings in a narrow bed. I wanted to

#YesAllWomen

Mar 27, 2023Kara ArguelloWinter 2021, Winter 2021 PoetryKara Arguello, Poetry

by Kara Arguello Ease up Calm down Soften up Back down Hush up Simmer down Tighten up Slim down Wake up Quiet down Toughen up Lie down Shape up Settle down Wise up Tied down Fucked up Not beaten down Kara ArguelloKara Arguello was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and now lives, works, cooks,