Poempoetry-magazineA Children’s StoryBy Paula BohinceAgain, an ousted child or orphan happens onto a den.It happens then. Invitation by faun or badger to…
Poempoetry-magazineWar. Day 294By Olga LivshinDecember. In Odesa,power stations, shelled.Your father’s friendshivers in his apartmentcrammed with …
Poempoetry-magazineStreet FoodBy Daniel HalpernThe redolence of rose and new road.The attar of grass, recently cut.The fish-whiff of anchovy.The spinning…
Poempoetry-magazineLook at our boots and spurs!By Angelina SáenzNoI don’t dance horsesI am not a mariachiI am not a baile folklorico dancerI am not the half-time show…
Poempoetry-magazineFour generationsBy Angelina SáenzThere is a framed photograph of my grandmotherShe is a young woman, sitting on a horse, vestida de china…
Poempoetry-magazineYou are prettier when you are quietBy Angelina SáenzI am a feminist who loves my sportand the machismo in charrería often gets to meTo be clearI am not …
Poempoetry-magazineYou can thank us laterBy Angelina SáenzBrother charrodo you realizethat it is because of escaramuzathat you have an audience?Our performances…
Poempoetry-magazineme llamo vientoBy ire’ne lara silvathey announce us Valentina Covarrubias montada en Vientomy girl does not cower does not wave or smile…
Poempoetry-magazinesǫ’By Manny Loleychahóółhxeelsǫ’ bitsádinidiinnahookǫs bikǫ’binaago deikaahsǫ’ binahjį’hane’ náás oot’ih
Poempoetry-magazineIf I Were an Ewok, My Sister Would Take Me and Name Me SunshineBy Rowie Shondeen ShebalaWell she actually said if you were an Ewok I would rescue you and name you Sunshine build you a tiny…
Poempoetry-magazinestar poemBy Manny LoleyTranslated By Manny Loley night drapes stars emit light around the north star-fire stars journey in their wake stories extend…
Poempoetry-magazinerain poemBy Manny LoleyTranslated By Manny Loley rain passed through just now rain chxóshchxósh chxósh chxósh rain rainednow rainbow stretcheswater …
Poempoetry-magazinenahóółtą́By Manny Loley ániid nahóółtą́ ániidigo nahóółtą́ą chxósh chxósh chxósh chxósh naanahóółtą́ k’ad nááts…
Poempoetry-magazineWhat the Moon Said to the PoetBy Luivette RestoYour obsession is baffling, with numerous stanzas dedicated to my phases and the personification of …
Poempoetry-magazineEverpresent GuestBy Roy WahlbergTalons close with an angry snarl an atom short of flesh: ancient appetites whetted but still outwitted…
Poempoetry-magazineThe End of ChildhoodBy Wayne MillerMy daughter is building a pathacross the lake.Each morning she goes outwith an armful of boardsand hammers…
Poempoetry-magazineA Girl and Her FireplaceBy Megan DentonBorn on a new moon, one minute after my sister and one pound less, my ribcage was full of roosting …
Poempoetry-magazineArs Poetica with InvocationBy Megan DentonWhich way to the monster cage? I am in my god body now— in my sandy foxhole sat backwards in a chair…
Poempoetry-magazineTrot SongBy Elise PaschenDuring the Grayhorse Dances in June, my mother side-stepped around the circle, echoing moves her grandmother…
Poempoetry-magazineFarmers’ MarketBy Molly FiskYesterday I was so lonely I could barely walk, my friend being mobbed by her grandchildren as we made…