September 7th, 2026
Kimberly Hodgman
visiting hours
I wish I could capture
happiness
in hometowns
that’s filled with joy
sharp pains
like my own success
smoke-stained walls
white socks
between cries
booming laughter
the feeling of being
is a short cry
in bars
(and fireworks
in the heart
or the guitar
and a house
turned brown
between days
and a window
generally unattainable.
for help.
in the trailer park.
and probably guns).
are generatively attainable.
you never learned to play.
with a staircase.
kindness wasted.
between signs.
that’s calling hereafter.
Kimberly Hodgman is a writer, dramaturg, director, and performer from Saint Francis, Minnesota. She is studying English, Theatre, and Creative Writing at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She primarily writes poetry and explores the memoir genre, fiction, and zines. She is an editor for UMD’s The Roaring Muse. Her work has also been published in The Thunderbird Review (published by Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College) and UMD’s The Roaring Muse and The Bark.
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