"If a sledgehammer is not enough / for the drywall / bring in a girls’ swim team."

Excerpt from Marilyn Letts's "(De)Construction Instructions," imposed on 2010 flyer for Sawako Nakayasu's "Improvisational Score."

Read Marilyn's poetic reply to Nakayasu in issue 2.2: longconmag.com/issue-2-2/ma...

💃 Hey, friends! 🗓️ On January 12, 2026, we're going to release our brand-new #anthology of speculative #poems about #women and #womanhood! 👩 Congrats to the authors and the editors—@redcandyisbest.bsky.social, @7gower.bsky.social, and Lucía—for their hard work! 📚 Learn more at jlrbpress.ca/becoming