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Poem of the DayBy Karina BorowiczThe whiskey stink of rot has settledin the garden, and a burst of fruit flies riseswhen I touch the dying tomato plants.Still, the claws of tiny yellow blossomsflail in the air as I pull...
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poemBy Rick NoguchiAfter Kenji Takezo fell from a wave,The turbulence of whitewash confusedHis sense of direction.He breathed inWhen he should haveHeld tight. By accident, he swallowedThe Pacific. The water poured down his throat,A blue cascade he could not see.He felt in his...
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poemBy Robert WrigleyAbout the only thing I thought I knewwas that nothing I’d ever know would doany good. Sunrise, say, or that the partof the horse’s hoof that most resemblesa human palm is called the frog;certain chords on the guitar of no...
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By Rachel Hadas
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By James Wright
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By Elizabeth Seydel Morgan
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By Robert Frost
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By Denis Johnson
Poem Sampler
By The Editors
From holiday poems to quiet spiritual reflections, these poems and articles celebrate the interweaving of Jewish faith, cultural traditions, and literary history.
Poem Samplers
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Poem SamplerBy The EditorsExploring Latino/a American poetry and culture.
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Poem Guides
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Poem GuideBy Hannah Brooks-Motl
A Modern poet’s message and her mediums.
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Poem GuideBy Steph (also Stephen and Stephanie) Burt
A contemporary take on an ancient Arabic form.
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Poem GuideBy Caitlin Kimball
An escape leads a young poet to confront her impulses.
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From the Current Issue of Poetry Magazine
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poemBy Michael HofmannSankt Georg, what was it, questionable, doubtful, shady, twilit,a something area, something Jan said, and he was born in Hamburg,and went to school here, so he would know.A little isthmus between the Alster with its freshwater sailorsand the railway station,...
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