Arctic Nursery RhymeBy Eileen SpinelliArctic tundra,Arctic tundra,How does your garden grow?With lupine seedsAnd fireweedsAnd bearberries …Science
Sidewalk ChalkBy Carole Boston WeatherfordBig and bold now, write your name.Draw an arrow, then take aimat a puffy heart: "Kim loves Kyle."Doodling…Fun & GamesSports and Outdoor Activities
Stuck in a HugBy Heidi Mordhorst"Snug as a bug in a hug,"says Gran, like she always does,and laughs down my neckwith her smoky-mint …Fun & Games
The LibraryBy Monica GunningI pass between lionsguarding what's inside:bound gems to open,endless words that sparkle.I read till…Beginning Readers (6-9)Early Readers (3-5)Early Childhood (0-2)Arts & Culture
poetry-magazineA Glorious DayBy Yu JianTranslated By Wang PingA glorious day—sunlight on everythingA white rock shines in the Vermont woodsThat’s Joe Brainard’s grave… Related Audio Arts & SciencesPoetry & Poets
poetry-magazinePleaseBy Ye ZhouTranslated By Wang PingPlease bring a lightInto the grotto cave, please don’t forgetTo bring a handful of barley.Please plant… Related Audio ReligionBuddhismLivingSorrow & Grieving
poetry-magazineThree Horses Drink Water at the RiverbankBy Chi LechuanTranslated By Wang PingOne white, one red, one blackThree horses are drinking at the riverbankThey drink at their own pace,… Related Audio The MindDoubt & Contemplation
poetry-magazineThe Distance of My HomeBy EnkehadaTranslated By Wang PingAt dawn, my dreams are tornLooking through the cracksI see a paintingOf a camel as big as an elephant… Related Audio The MindDoubt & Contemplation
poetry-magazineValleyBy Li JianjunTranslated By Wang PingOne morning in summerI came upon a valleyWith a school of horsesSheep, larks, and ninety-nine apricot… Related Audio NatureLandscapes & Pastorals
poetry-magazineThe Big Running RiverBy GuangziTranslated By Wang PingThe flowing river, running a thousand liI’ve been standing on its shore, in a dazeTime rushes forward… Related Audio NatureSeas, Rivers, & Streams
poetry-magazineFrom “Rock Paintings in Alxa”By Wen GuTranslated By Wang PingRain breaks on black rocksStars fall, one by one, on blue stonesA thousand years, ten thousand years… Related Audio History & PoliticsRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsArts & SciencesPainting & Sculpture
poetry-magazineGeliao StreetBy Yuan XinTranslated By Wang PingA little lane, 220 meters long, 6.3 meters wide.Twenty-six years ago, I biked past the west side of … Related Audio Social CommentariesRace & EthnicityHistory & PoliticsTime & Brevity
poetry-magazineRock Painting on the MandelaBy A’ErTranslated By Wang PingIt rises from the desert into cloudsIt sinks into the river of eternityTime can’t wash awayIts short… Related Audio History & PoliticsThe MindDoubt & ContemplationActivitiesTravels & Journeys
poetry-magazinehow we survived: 爺爺’s pantoum (i)By River 瑩瑩 Dandelionyou had to know the currents, & the sunstay shallow to keep warm in the waters.you had to believe you… Related Audio Social CommentariesWar & ConflictHistory & PoliticsVerse FormsPantoum
poetry-magazinehow we survived: 爺爺’s pantoum (ii)By River 瑩瑩 Dandelionwe wore watermelon husks to hidelost cargo floating east to hong kongwater lilies & crickets our last… Related Audio Social CommentariesWar & ConflictHistory & PoliticsVerse FormsPantoum
poetry-magazinePlaster [“We paint all these rooms white”]By Nathanael JonesWe paint all these rooms white without ever questioning the reasoning behind the labor. This fractured… Related Audio The Mind
poetry-magazinePlaster [“How a barn owl is never just a single barn owl”]By Nathanael Jones How a barn owl is never just a single barn owl. Judgment lapsing into echo, collective elastic pulling… Related Audio The MindDoubt & Contemplation
poetry-magazinePlaster [“A shallow depth of field produces flames”]By Nathanael Jones A shallow depth of field produces flames in a dimmed distance, harlequin patterned jit or juke, footwork… Related Audio Arts & SciencesPhotography & Film
poetry-magazinePlaster [“At another work site in a sister borough”]By Nathanael Jones At another work site in a sister borough, a neighbor hears me coughing and tells me she has been having… Related Audio The MindDoubt & Contemplation
poetry-magazinePlaster [“In this song a drum takes itself apart]By Nathanael Jones In this song a drum takes itself apart. To keep pace move along tracks, dissolve into the points where… Related Audio The Mind