poetry-magazineFlipping the BirdBy Ann-Margaret LimHolding his stare in mine, I flip the birdat a grown manon a stool in front of the street baron the … Related Audio Social CommentariesGender & SexualityRace & EthnicityLivingComing of Age
poetry-magazineCarolee Schneemann—Interior Scroll (1975)By Rochelle Hurt[all my exes agree i’m too sensitive. inside i’m keeping track of slights on one long receipt, a diaristic… Related Audio Social CommentariesGender & SexualityThe BodyArts & SciencesPhotography & FilmTypes/ModesEkphrasis
poetry-magazineFebruary 14By Jesse NathanGoing to the Russian bathhouse on Innes to lie naked on a shelf in the steam while the hatted man swanning… Related Audio LoveDesire & PassionSocial CommentariesGender & SexualityThe BodyRelationshipsLGBTQ+
poetry-magazineMouthBy Mona ArshiWhen I was thirteen and dumb as bark andmarried to a king and looked into mirrorsmy mouth unwatchable… Related Audio Social CommentariesGender & SexualityThe BodyMythology & FolkloreGreek & Roman Mythology
poetry-magazineFour TankaBy Shizuka OmoriTranslated By Yuki TanakaGuiltis emptied out of a bodythat standslike a scarecrow—is that what a poem is?Touching is different… Related Audio Social CommentariesGender & SexualityThe MindDoubt & Contemplation
poetry-magazine短歌四首By Shizuka Omoriやましさが案山子のように立っているからだを抜けてくるのか歌は触れることは届くことではないのだがてのひらに蛾を移して遊ぶ後ずさりできぬ鳥たち 二人称をずたずたにする夕焼けだった皆殺しの〈皆〉に女はふくま… Related Audio Social CommentariesGender & SexualityThe MindDoubt & Contemplation
poetry-magazineThe Closet WeeperBy Mitchell GlazierStiletto melon collies, a tinsel mystic streaks our homeplace.Lantern flies triple from the sleeping… Related Audio Social CommentariesGender & SexualityReligionLivingComing of AgeYouth
poetry-magazineWhen UntouchedBy Lauren RussellHammock dumpingyou onto bruisedgrasses, frayedthoughts droopsideways, hammeringmorning. Slipper-footed… Related Audio Social CommentariesGender & SexualityLivingSorrow & GrievingThe BodyRelationshipsHome LifeAnxiety & Insecurity
poetry-magazineTruckingBy Sasha PearlI’m in ShartlesvilleEating air-chilled wings in the sleeper cabI took the contract because the devil… Related Audio LoveBreak-ups & Vexed LoveHeartache & LossSocial CommentariesGender & SexualityRelationshipsActivitiesTravels & Journeys
poetry-magazineRedworkBy Stefania GomezIn the sunless hour before day I hear the man I wantto love just how I’d want him. He’ll never let a… Related Audio Social CommentariesGender & SexualityRelationshipsHome LifeActivitiesIndoor Activities
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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-magazineYou can thank us laterBy Angelina SáenzBrother charrodo you realizethat it is because of escaramuzathat you have an audience?Our performances… Related Audio Social CommentariesGender & SexualityActivitiesSports & Outdoor Activities
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poetry-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 … Related Audio Social CommentariesGender & SexualityActivitiesSports & Outdoor Activities
poetry-magazineDress pet peevesBy Angelina SáenzIf you are going to wear this dress you have to respect the rulesYes, they are conservative and strict… Related Audio Social CommentariesGender & SexualityRace & EthnicityHistory & Politics
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poetry-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… Related Audio Social CommentariesGender & SexualityActivitiesSports & Outdoor Activities
poetry-magazineText/ile IIBy Mercedes Lucero dear mary metonym of mine to mind *mary *mari *mare *mere Magdalene or mother not as Abuelita dreams…Social CommentariesGender & SexualityReligionChristianity