poetry-magazineA Force of NatureBy Paul TranMixed greens. Purple onions. BananaPeppers. Tomatoes. Avocados. Mayonnaise. Pepper. Sourdough.A stranger…LoveLivingParenthoodRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsLGBTQ+
poetry-magazineWreckBy Stefania GomezFiremen cut the car open like a cake but whenthey reached through the windshield to pull me outthey … Related Audio LivingHealth & IllnessThe BodyThe MindMemory & NostalgiaTime & BrevityGrief
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 & SexualityLivingMarriage & CompanionshipRelationshipsHome LifeActivitiesIndoor Activities
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-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-magazineEnding SongBy Paisley RekdalYou’d never call the branchesarms, though in certainlights don’t pine and manlook like handsconjoined…LoveHeartache & LossRomantic LoveLivingDeathThe BodyGrief
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-magazineInfinity PoolBy Vona GroarkeI had it in the night, the image,but lacked the energy or willto magic my body throughmy own fourth … Related Audio LivingLife ChoicesThe MindDoubt & ContemplationArts & SciencesPoetry & Poets
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 & AncestorsFuneralsGrief
poetry-magazineWork EthicBy Heidi WilliamsonYou’re fifteen and nowhere in a town on the edge of pitiful lands stripped of fruit. The burger van’… Related Audio LivingComing of AgeActivitiesJobs & Working
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 LivingHealth & IllnessRelationshipsFamily & Ancestors
poetry-magazinepoem.By Rowan Wilde RiggsA ball of yarn is attempting to unravel my wits.It rolls over vistas that trample our view of each … Related Audio LivingLife ChoicesRelationshipsMythology & FolkloreGreek & Roman MythologyOptimism
poetry-magazineFrom “Underworlds”By Kimberly Johnson i The last time I lost you, I had turned To salt. The hospice nurses all assured An easier passing… Related Audio LivingDeathHealth & IllnessSorrow & GrievingVerse FormsSonnetGrief
Joyous SeaBy Magda PortalTranslated By Kathleen WeaverI'm a sea since I could never have been a riverAn unchanneled seaof green merrimentsand solitary depths…NatureSeas, Rivers, & StreamsLivingThe MindJoy & ContentmentOptimism
poetry-magazineVoicemailBy Norla Chee miss you calling me at work leaving stupid jokes on my phone like the one about the Arapaho, the Navajo… Related Audio LivingSorrow & GrievingGrief
poetry-magazineIf SensesBy Jake Skeetslooksee the sun scraped wallpaper green wind damp soap on a shower wall see hushed sage needle … Related Audio Living
For A Lady Who Must Write VerseBy Dorothy ParkerUnto seventy years and seven, Hide your double birthright well—You, that are the brat of Heaven And …LivingLife ChoicesThe MindDoubt & ContemplationArts & SciencesPoetry & Poets
Words to My LoveBy Countee CullenWhat if you comeAgain and swellThe throat of someMute bird;How shall I tell?How shall I know.That it is so,Having heard?LoveRealistic & ComplicatedRomantic LoveLivingLife ChoicesThe MindDoubt & Contemplation
The Descent of Alette [“A car”]By Alice Notley"A car" "awash with blood" "Blood at our feet" "& I& others" "have small springs" "of blood from our…Social CommentariesCities & Urban LifeLivingThe Body
Power BottomBy Malcolm TariqIn churchwe said Satan, get thee behindand I always laughed. A demon childwith a twisted mouth,Social CommentariesGender & SexualityLivingLife Choices