The Chaos Section Poetry Project

"Vox Poesis Est Vox Libertatis"

Chris Chan

October 26, 2025

Pushcart Prize Nominations – The Chaos Section Poetry Project

Each year, small presses are invited to nominate up to six works for consideration in The Pushcart Prize: Best of the Small Presses. It’s both an honor and a challenge to make those choices. This collection is full of work that moved us, surprised us, and stayed with us long after we finished reading. After much thought Continue reading

Pushcart Nominees

2026 Pushcart, Bartholomew Barker, Chris Chan, Matthew E. Henry, MEH, Meridith Allison, Merril D. Smith, Nominations, Rachel Armes-McLaughlin, The Chaos Section Poetry Project
June 17, 2025

The Gardener

Chris Chan Someone above our heads is building a fenceto keep his neighbors’ weeds out. Pushing the stakeinto the ground, he lifts the hammer to strikethe sharp spoke down, and at his feet explodesa clod of earth. He does this rhythmically — rightfist clenched, left hand loose — as thoughthe dream of weedless grass were Continue reading

Poetry, Record of Dissent, Summer 2025

anti-authoritarian, Chris Chan, dissent, Poetry, Political Poems, protest poetry, Record of Dissent, resistance, The Chaos Section Poetry Project