Liesl Jobson: A Dog’s Life – or when it’s time to emigrate

Jack Marsall looks in the eyes of his cat

Christopher Orlet: Pigeons, Elephant

Ali Fahmy: The Crowd Forms (panthers, penguins)

Kevin McCaffrey: Revenge of the Meat God (dogs)

Lee Meitzen Grue: After the Olney, Texas One-Armed Dove Shoot

Chris Koelbleitner: Spooky (artist, also beast)

Myfanwy Collins: We thought a prayer might be nice here, especially since the speaker in the poem wants to go back to the woods where she will either live like an animal or not