poetry-magazine阿拉善右旗走笔—曼德拉山脉岩画By Wen Gu黑色的岩石上,雨珠碎裂青色的岩石上,星星一滴一滴溅落一千年、一万年,古老的风在唱:“一万个、一千个,相似的夜晚”骆驼的背后,有历史的风暴升起山羊的唇角,留着沙葱花的清香别问我们祖先们的秘密闪电已经刻在… Related Audio History & PoliticsRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsArts & SciencesPainting & Sculpture
poetry-magazinebroken lyreBy Asha Futtermanmy hands are still my handslike my grandfather’s handsare his hands and theyare on the windowattached… Related Audio LivingDeathSorrow & GrievingRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsGrief
poetry-magazineGrave-DiggingBy Rodney JonesIt was July. I must have been sixteen or seventeen,And proud to be chosen for a grown man’s work,Hollowing… Related Audio LivingComing of AgeDeathRelationshipsFamily & Ancestors
poetry-magazineDear Time,By Danez Smithnow married, i’m in you different, in lovedeeper, legally, under god and in front of my mama,i know … Related Audio LoveTime & BrevityRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsLGBTQ+
poetry-magazineThe CallBy Ellen June WrightThe caregiver calls to tell me about mother,but I know she hasn’t slept. The security videosof her restless… Related Audio LivingGrowing OldRelationshipsFamily & Ancestors
poetry-magazineHow to Love Your Mother at 98By Ellen June WrightWhen you wake from a troubled sleep, after you’ve used the bathroom, don’t go back.Walk down the hall… Related Audio LivingGrowing OldHealth & IllnessRelationshipsFamily & Ancestors
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-magazineWe Must Be in the Harvest AgainBy Jessie LeitzelThe end of summerand our jalapeño plantis wilting, its stem brittleas the heat peelsaway from us,though… Related Audio Social CommentariesTown & Country LifeRelationshipsFamily & Ancestors
poetry-magazineEloquenceBy Georgio RussellWithin this simple chapel, located near the navelof the little clinic, the walls are all the whiteof… Related Audio ReligionFaith & DoubtLivingDeathHealth & IllnessRelationshipsFamily & Ancestors
poetry-magazineThe Death of the BookBy Luke Allan1. This morning the nurse tested me for allergies. She said she’d test for “known allergies,” which … Related Audio LivingDeathSorrow & GrievingTime & BrevityRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsGrief
poetry-magazineAnd Then the Sky Pulls Up in a Silver VW PoloBy Joe Carrick-Varty the sky announcesit has written a lecture on domestic violence no one starts a family with the intention… Related Audio Time & BrevityRelationshipsFamily & Ancestors
poetry-magazineA Force of NatureBy Paul TranMixed greens. Purple onions. BananaPeppers. Tomatoes. Avocados. Mayonnaise. Pepper. Sourdough.A stranger…LoveLivingParenthoodRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsLGBTQ+
poetry-magazineStillBy Brittany PerhamThe doctor tells her what she can’t eatno grains no nuts no beans no sugar a tomato is OKbut no skins… Related Audio LivingGrowing OldHealth & IllnessRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsActivitiesEating & Drinking
poetry-magazineOn IntimacyBy Omotara JamesWhen we meet at the holiday table, we take turns and great pains not to remind each other of our mutual… Related Audio NatureSocial CommentariesRace & EthnicityHistory & PoliticsRelationshipsFamily & Ancestors
poetry-magazineAh-gong’s FuneralBy Tiffany HsiehI was a forty-one-year-old rabbitthat year, which was said to be unluckyfor the rabbits to go face-to… Related Audio LivingDeathSorrow & GrievingRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsGrief
poetry-magazineCrossingBy Ross WhiteI’m not the first man to lose his fatherslowly, not the first to wonderwhen I walk in the room if the… Related Audio LivingDeathGrowing OldHealth & IllnessSorrow & GrievingThe BodyRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsGrief + 2 more
poetry-magazineWeBy Joshua BennettThe money of the mind is attention, maybe.Which is not, initially, where I thought I’d begin,but we… Related Audio LivingParenthoodThe MindRelationshipsFamily & Ancestors
poetry-magazinePhysical EducationBy Joshua BennettFor the sake of argument, let’s saythe day my father outlawed all contactbetween backhand and face, … Related Audio LivingComing of AgeYouthThe BodyRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsHome LifeAnger
poetry-magazineUntitled/無題By John Whalen-BridgeTranslated By Chun YuThe words of childrensplash in grandmother’s mindand ripple to now.孩子的話兒在祖母心中濺起蕩漾至今。 Related Audio LivingGrowing OldRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsVerse FormsHaiku
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