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She is the punk laureate of working-class Pittsburgh, and her poems are equal part protest and jeremiad.
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A poet of the riverworld, from the St. Johns River to the Nile.
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A Brief History of the Passenger Pigeon
By Lynn Pedersen
Not to be confused with messenger pigeons, birds sent behind enemy lines in war, but think passengers as in birds carrying suitcases, sharing a berth on a train, or …
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Aram Saroyan
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THE COLLECTED WORKSBy Aram Saroyan
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When we go together, what is the simple form we
make?
When we go together, what is the simple form we
make?
Poem
I am asked a question.By Jane Hirshfield
Poem
LaughterBy Rüştü Onur
Translated By Ulaş Özgün & Hüseyin Alhas
Poem
BetweenBy Adam Wolfond
You make the tender parts of me
sing.
You make the tender parts of me
sing.
Poem
The SignalBy C. Dale Young
Poem
LacaoBy Rosabetty Muñoz
Translated By Claudia Nuñez de Ibieta
Poem
Immature AnimalsBy Alafia Nicole Sessions
I did not know how beautiful we
are!
I did not know how beautiful we
are!
Poem
A rickety door, a back one or side, not stableBy Justin Danzy
Poem
WildfireBy Joan Kwon Glass
Poem
On a WalkBy Heather Christle
i calculate loss
like anyone
a fugitive to
like anyone
a fugitive to
sleeping
i calculate loss
like anyone
a fugitive to
like anyone
a fugitive to
sleeping
Poem
CinemaBy Jessica Abughattas
Poem
Mother Emanuel Nine: Their Influence Was WideBy Cheryl Clarke
Poem
Mount Grace PrioryBy G.C. Waldrep
