poetry-magazineIntenciones de respirar [“fantasía"]By bruno daríofantasía (poema de amor improviso) Quiero acompañarte en la aventura de la maestría. ¡Cuánto me gustar… Related Audio LoveDesire & Passion
poetry-magazineFor the Cult-Themed PartyBy Jacques J. RancourtI dressed as a stag: headpieceof antlers, fabric flowershot-glued to a harness, my asshanging out of… Related Audio LoveDesire & PassionLivingRelationshipsLGBTQ+Passion
poetry-magazineThe Story I TellBy Aaron ShurinThe gates, the gardens, the windows, the sky, the ledge of bricks, the fallen leaves, the porch where… Related Audio LoveHeartache & LossRelationshipsHome LifeGriefMelancholy & Despair
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-magazineLake ChateauBy Dorothea LaskyI still feel the sameAs the day that I first met youThough softened by all of this timeI still think… Related Audio LoveInfatuation & CrushesRealistic & ComplicatedThe MindMemory & Nostalgia
poetry-magazineIntentions to breathe [“fantasia"]By bruno daríoTranslated By Kit SchluterI want to accompany youon the adventure of mastery.How I’d loveour love, the antonym of art! Related Audio LoveDesire & Passion
A Song of ChangganBy Li BaiTranslated By Keith HolyoakBack when my hair barely covered my foreheadI was picking flowers in front of the gate.You rode over…LoveFirst LoveLivingMarriage & CompanionshipYouth
poetry-magazineWhen the Seed Spans the Length of the FruitBy Omotara JamesWhen Sarah Vaughan pipes from the great American songbook, I forget time is dragging my body from one… Related Audio LoveDesire & PassionRealistic & ComplicatedThe BodyRelationshipsLGBTQ+ActivitiesEating & DrinkingGrief + 2 more
poetry-magazineDeep Thoughts at Ulta BeautyBy Sasha PearlI went to Ulta Beauty to buy perfumeI was horny and I wanted the universe inside my noseThe lit shelves… Related Audio LoveDesire & PassionSocial CommentariesMoney & EconomicsPopular Culture
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-magazineEnding SongBy Paisley RekdalYou’d never call the branchesarms, though in certainlights don’t pine and manlook like handsconjoined…LoveHeartache & LossRomantic LoveLivingDeathThe BodyGrief
poetry-magazinepoem.By Rowan Wilde Riggsconstellations of dimwitted substratetwinkle like formless apparitions.i keep walking forwardso your… Related Audio LoveThe MindRelationshipsOptimism
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-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-magazineA Force of NatureBy Paul TranMixed greens. Purple onions. BananaPeppers. Tomatoes. Avocados. Mayonnaise. Pepper. Sourdough.A stranger…LoveLivingParenthoodRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsLGBTQ+
It's Raining in LoveBy Richard BrautiganI don't know what it is,but I distrust myselfwhen I start to like a girl a lot. It makes me nervous…LoveInfatuation & Crushes
poetry-magazineThe Fountains of YouthBy David HopsonThe guy with dreads, in nothing but boots,stands shoulders above the passing men.A few dart for him,… Related Audio LoveSocial CommentariesRelationships
poetry-magazineIn August, in the CityBy David HopsonWe land in the aisles of British fictionto soak in the air conditioning. Your fingersplay the spines… Related Audio LoveInfatuation & CrushesUnrequited LoveArts & SciencesReading & Books
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 LoveRealistic & ComplicatedLivingDeathHealth & IllnessMarriage & CompanionshipSorrow & GrievingGrief