PoemI Don‘t Like PoetryBy Joshua SeigalI don’t like similes.Every time I try to think of onemy brain feels like a vast, empty desert;my eyes...
PoemTHE COLLECTED WORKSBy Aram Saroyan“ # $ % _ & ‘ ( ) * !2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 - ¾ Q W E R T Y U I O P ¼q w e r t y u i o p ½ A S D F G H J ...
PoemThe Book of Frank [“this is your”]By CAConrad“this is your captain” Frank says from the cockpit “all passengers wishing to bail out any time during...
PoemThe Book of Frank [“don’t tell me it was”]By CAConrad“don’t tell me it was the wind!” Frank shouts “THAT TREE WAVED AT ME!”
PoemThe Book of Frank [“Mother was angry when”]By CAConradMother was angry when Frank accused his brother of being a cartoon “but look!” Frank said “I can fold...
PoemThe Godfather Returns to Color TVBy Amy ClampittThe lit night glares like a day-glo strawberry, the stakeout car beside the hydrant is full of feds,...
Poemp1Forward, Backward, Slow, Fast, a Sun ShoneBy Corey ZellerSam Kinison died on his back on the side of a highway seemingly talking to God. Richard Pryor’s family...
Poemp1ToastBy D. A. PowellSaid my illness I’m tired of being serious all the time I don’t like how you treat me like we haven’...
Poemp1The Language of JoyBy Jacqueline Allen TrimbleBlack woman joy is like this: Mama said one day long before I was born she was walking down the street...
PoemPerfect for Any OccasionBy Alberto Ríos1 Pies have a reputation. And it’s immediate —no talk of potential Regarding a pie. It’s good Or it ...
PoemSidemanBy Paul MuldoonI’ll be the Road Runner To your Wile E Coyote I’ll take you in my stride I’ll be a Sancho Panza To your...
PoemEmily Dickinson at the Poetry SlamBy Dan VeraI will tell you why she rarely ventured from her house. It happened like this: One day she took the ...
Poemp1Reparations Redefinition: BondBy Marcus Wicker The thing about facing your fears head on is it only really works on TV. As an example, let’s say a...
Poemp1Myth of the MoleBy S.J. Fowler & Max PorterI would not have thought I would have needed to say this. Once upon a time, there was an English mole...
Poem[lady in brown] "de library waz right down from de trolly tracks"By Ntozake Shange lady in brown de library waz right down from de trolly tracks cross from de laundry-mat thru de big shinin floors...
PoemThe Comedian as the Letter CBy Wallace Stevens i The World without Imagination Nota: man is the intelligence of his soil, The sovereign ghost. As ...
Poemp1LaughterBy Crisosto Apacheone day, Coyote sees Duck walking her ducklings, Coyote asks her how she keeps them in a straight line, Duck says...
PoemThe Letter ABy Darren SardelliThe letter A is awesome! It simply is the best. Without an A, you could not get an A+ on a test. You...
PoemCold Sore Lip Red CoatBy Hoa NguyenWhat if I ate too much food there being Not enough money immigranty And save all the ketchup packets...
PoemGetting Used to ItBy Sarah GambitoShe brightens at the evidence. Like a strong appliance. You can make it hot. Grown ass people having...