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Wednesday, May 20, 2026

DETROIT DISPATCH

by James Schwartz




Among the declassified documents dump
Via War.gov/UFO,
Between the feds and 
Detroit Flying Saucer Club,
Transmitting messages 
From extraterrestrials,
Calling humanity 
"Left behind" and
"The lowest life form of
Universal existence"
Which our current 
News cycle confirms.


James Schwartz is a Detroit based poet and author of various poetry collections, most recently Amish Alchemy (Alien Buddha Press, 2026) and Poems (with Sourav Sarkar, 2026).