Four Poems

Alex Tretbar·
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A block of text featuring various disjointed phrases, possibly discussing themes related to awards, training, and societal issues.
An abstract composition featuring various shapes and colors, creating a dynamic visual effect.
Abstract text featuring a creative narrative with unique phrases and imagery.
Abstract text with themes of awareness and introspection.
Alex Tretbar

Alex Tretbar is the author of the chapbooks toofarwandered (Tilted House, 2026), According to the Plat Thereof (Ethel, 2025) andKansas City Gothic (Broken Sleep, 2025). He works in the Center for Digital and Public Humanities at the University of Missouri–Kansas City, where he is currently studying the archive of early issues of New Letters (1934-1951) and assisting with the Kansas City Monuments Coalition. His recent poems, fiction, and nonfiction appear or are forthcoming in Annulet, Bat City Review, Callaloo, Capgras, Chicago Review, Denver Quarterly, Fence, Full Stop, ISSUE, mercury firs, peel lit, VOLT, Works & Days, and elsewhere.

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