Photography by M.R. Mandell
Upper photograph: “America”
Lower photograph: “Bus Stop”
M.R. Mandell is a poet based in Los Angeles. You can find her words in SWWIM, The McNeese Review, HAD, Writers Resist, and others. She is the author of two chapbooks, “Don’t Worry About Me” (Bottlecap Press) and “The Last Girl” (Finishing Line Press). She is a 2024 Pushcart nominee.
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I appreciate the contrasting poetic irony of your first photo, America. Reminiscent of the depression-era photo of men lined up for a soup kitchen under the sign of a happy, prosperous American family.m in a new automobile.
Feels like we’re going back to that.