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Author: Nicole Zwolinski

Nicole Zwolinski earned her BA in Creative Writing with a focus in poetry at St. Cloud State University (SCSU). She’s had pieces published in Firewords Quarterly, Feminine Collective, and more. Happy Tapir Press selected her chapbook 'The minor inconveniences of infidelities' for publication in 2024. 'Dresses without pockets and other disappointments' was selected as a Quillkeepers Press 2025 Spring Chapbook Competition finalist. In 2025, Nicole’s chapbook 'The Shapes I’ve Been' was published by City Bus Print. Her forthcoming poetry collection, 'Motherhead', will be published by Finishing Line Press in summer 2026.

LIPSTICK ON MY LIPS

August 12, 2025August 12, 2025 Nicole Zwolinski

I don’t want to be a woman who can’t leave my house without lipstick on my lips. I’ll let the mirror crumble, turn to dust beneath my feet. My face is just my face not a canvas for your product not a portal for your pleasure not eye candy for Read more

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Feigning Joy

July 6, 2025July 6, 2025 Nicole Zwolinski

I lift heavy hair off my neck and let the breeze diverge and collapse on my shoulders like cornsilk. The sky is still blue and the clouds hang migrating where the wind blows and I tell myself to see the beauty in this moment even if its wrenching my heart Read more

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Riverview Roving into Summer

July 16, 2024July 16, 2024 Nicole Zwolinski

The narrow office is dim, like the interior of a grocery store freezer, but instead of a chilling curtain hanging in the secluded air, a thick, musty, scent drips off the books that stretch from floor to ceiling. One small window in this same closet, behind the desk, is cracked Read more

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The Shapes I’ve Been

August 16, 2021August 16, 2021 Nicole Zwolinski

I say I know Minnesota like the back of my hand. I don’t know the back of my hand. I wouldn’t recognize it on the street or if it slammed a door. 1 Not like I recognize the lines etched near my eyes, I saw them emerging at 20 and Read more

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