poetry-magazineThrowing Them AwayBy J. Allyn Rossersmiling at far end of table with friends I don’t knownewly wedded NYC looking downtaking turns holding… Related Audio LivingMidlifeRelationshipsFriends & Enemies
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poetry-magazineSelf-Portrait as the MountainBy Xin QijiTranslated By Shangyang Fangto the tune “he xin lang: toasting the bridegroom”Now that I am old and those who crossed the mountains… Related Audio NatureLivingDeathGrowing OldThe MindMemory & NostalgiaTime & BrevityRelationshipsFriends & Enemies + 2 more
poetry-magazine贺新郎By Xin Qiji甚矣吾衰矣。怅平⽣、交游零落,只今余⼏!⽩发空垂三千丈,⼀笑⼈间万事。问何物、能令公喜?我见青⼭多妩媚,料青⼭见我应如是。情与貌,略相似。⼀尊搔⾸东窗⾥。想渊明、《停云》诗就,此时风味。江左沉酣求名者… Related Audio NatureLivingDeathGrowing OldThe MindMemory & NostalgiaTime & BrevityRelationshipsFriends & Enemies + 2 more
poetry-magazinelo nuestroBy ire’ne lara silvait was the truest thing to say a sisterhood born of struggling and dreaming and trainingit was the truest… Related Audio Social CommentariesGender & SexualityRelationshipsFriends & EnemiesActivitiesSports & Outdoor Activities
poetry-magazinewhat the ghosts of las adelitas say in the afterlife part 1By ire’ne lara silvawe didn’t have time for ribbons or petticoats orhigh-necked dresses no time for sidesaddles orsingle… Related Audio Social CommentariesGender & SexualityRelationshipsFriends & Enemies
Knucklehead Learns a New WordBy Zach CzaiaI'm sorry it wasn't till the end of the yearthat I asked you to write about yourselves. You filled pages…ReligionGod & the DivineRelationshipsFriends & EnemiesActivitiesSchool & LearningBlameDisappointmentGratitude + 2 more
If You Would Understand What Happened on the Road to DamascusBy Zach CzaiaOpen your mouth. Your tongue,put it out. Let it wait.Let it wait till it isdry and cool. Let it wait…The MindDoubt & ContemplationRelationshipsFriends & EnemiesAnxiety & Insecurity
poetry-magazineGirl Blood Ritual TwoBy Amelia LoefflerYou might be wondering how I got here:red handed, pants down, under the bleachersby the football field… Related Audio Social CommentariesGender & SexualityThe BodyRelationshipsFriends & Enemies
poetry-magazinethe crop top quandary—dept. store editionBy Audrey Rose standing ajar in the fluorescent lightof her dressing room a twenty-something- year-old girl reached… Related Audio The BodyRelationshipsFriends & Enemies
poetry-magazineGirl Blood Ritual OneBy Amelia Loeffler In kindergarten, I find myself sitting cross-legged on the playground, having a nosebleed. Steady, … Related Audio The BodyRelationshipsFriends & Enemies
poetry-magazineDispatch from the Edge of the UniverseBy Lesley YoungeThe first timeI tell someone I’ve thought aboutending itis right after the first timesomeone tells me… Related Audio NatureStars, Planets, HeavensLivingHealth & IllnessThe MindRelationshipsFriends & EnemiesOptimism
poetry-magazineUniversal TruthsBy Shira Haus I prayed for my friend to live and he didn’t. I held his puffy hand, his heart jumping green on the… Related Audio LivingComing of AgeDeathSorrow & GrievingRelationshipsFriends & EnemiesTypes/ModesProse PoemGrief + 2 more
Untoward Occurrence at Embassy Suites Poetry ReadingBy Randall MannFirst I want to thank you all for coming,for standing so patiently in line.I know these are difficult…Social CommentariesRelationshipsFriends & EnemiesArts & SciencesPoetry & PoetsBlameDisappointment
Guilt or Dread What An Amazing Instrument You AreBy Karen Houle Pulling the foreign body off me— out of the dress up over my arms through the neckhole— he says, You…LoveBreak-ups & Vexed LoveClassic LoveRelationshipsFriends & EnemiesMen & Women
The Night Before My PiP Tribunal I See My DeadBy Karl KnightsYou left a note.‘Please don’t judge metoo harshly.’ I read itat your memorial.I hate that my voicedidn…LivingSorrow & GrievingThe BodyRelationshipsFriends & EnemiesAngerGrief
poetry-magazineFarmers’ MarketBy Molly FiskYesterday I was so lonely I could barely walk, my friend being mobbed by her grandchildren as we made…LivingGrowing OldSorrow & GrievingRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsFriends & EnemiesMelancholy & Despair
Hattie McDaniel Arrives at the Coconut GroveBy Rita Dovelate, in aqua and ermine, gardeniasscaling her left sleeve in a spasm of scent,her gloves white, her…Social CommentariesPopular CultureRace & EthnicityHistory & PoliticsRelationshipsFriends & EnemiesActivitiesJobs & WorkingArts & SciencesPhotography & FilmTechniquesConsonance + 5 more
Beauty Secrets, Revealed by the Queen in Snow WhiteBy Natasha SajéDo for your neck what you do for your face.Face your neck whatever the case. Pace yourselffor 35-55,…Social CommentariesGender & SexualityLivingComing of AgeRelationshipsFriends & EnemiesMythology & FolkloreFairy-tales & Legends
poetry-magazineThe Quiet OnesBy Morri Creech Don’t expect them to talk about it here. They keep their mouths shut when folks come around. They never…The MindRelationshipsFriends & Enemies