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-magazineOrfeoBy Dan Beachy-QuickI created more loss where I meant to make less.Created more debt where I meant to make depth.Created… Related Audio LoveHeartache & LossLivingDeathSorrow & GrievingArts & SciencesMusicMythology & FolkloreGreek & Roman MythologyGrief + 3 more
poetry-magazineWoof, This HeatBy Kate PartridgeThe dentist is now the sameage as me, which is troubling,mostly because of what Ihave and have not done… Related Audio LivingLife ChoicesParenthoodYouthRelationshipsHome Life
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 ReligionFaith & DoubtLivingComing of AgeLife ChoicesYouthActivitiesJobs & WorkingMelancholy & Despair + 2 more
poetry-magazine⽊兰花·和孙公素别安陆By Zhang Xian相离徒有相逢梦。门外马蹄尘已动。怨歌留待醉时听,远⽬不堪空际送。今宵风⽉知谁共。声咽琵琶槽上凤。⼈⽣⽆物⽐多情,江⽔不深⼭不重。 Related Audio LoveHeartache & LossLivingDeathSorrow & GrievingGrief
poetry-magazineDepartureBy Zhang XianTranslated By Shangyang Fangto the tune “mu lan hua: magnolia” After tonight, what’s left of you is youmoving into my dream. Outside… Related Audio LoveHeartache & LossLivingDeathSorrow & GrievingGrief
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-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-magazineWhen UntouchedBy Lauren RussellHammock dumpingyou onto bruisedgrasses, frayedthoughts droopsideways, hammeringmorning. Slipper-footed… Related Audio Social CommentariesGender & SexualityLivingSorrow & GrievingThe BodyRelationshipsHome LifeAnxiety & Insecurity
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