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poetry-magazineJanuary 31By Jesse NathanIn front of thousands on a Sundaythe Pope at the Vatican released two doves.He rang a bell, sang Hail… Related Audio LivingArts & SciencesPoetry & Poets
poetry-magazineThe Gazing BallBy Mitchell GlazierQueenly swans nudge eternity figs Yellow rose fire Lit by a ghost breath I’ve eaten you someplace before… Related Audio Social CommentariesLivingDeathArts & SciencesPoetry & Poets
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-magazinePoem to Retweet upon News of My DeathBy Brittany CavallaroI kept the six of spades tacked to my corkboardand when I had a bad day, I imagined someexhortation … Related Audio LivingHealth & IllnessThe BodyArts & SciencesPoetry & Poets
poetry-magazineChinese TimeBy Maxine Hong KingstonOh, but Poet crosses eternal distances. Perfect reader, come though 1,000 years from now. Poem can also…Time & BrevityArts & SciencesPoetry & PoetsJoy & Contentment
poetry-magazine中國時間By Maxine Hong KingstonTranslated By Chun Yu哦,而詩人跨越永恆的距離。完美的讀者,即使千年之後,也會到來。詩歌也可藉由願望抵達千年前的讀者。 李白和杜甫,幸運的海龜, 在有生之年找到了彼此。哦,這是 中國時間和中國詩人的希望。但你不必是詩人;你…Time & BrevityArts & SciencesPoetry & PoetsJoy & Contentment
poetry-magazineWater Thirsty for WaterBy Nasser RabahTranslated By Ammiel Alcalay, Emna Zghal & Khaled al-HilliIt just so happens that I gather emptiness in my shirt pocketand run like I have things to do or I’m… Related Audio Arts & SciencesPoetry & Poets
poetry-magazineAmendment (rev.By Julianne Neelyof none shall The Ghost of Iambic Pentameter (Chaucer?) be abridged on fetish hyperbole language was… Related Audio Social CommentariesHistory & PoliticsArts & SciencesLanguage & LinguisticsPoetry & Poets
poetry-magazineTwo GoatsBy Marilyn Chin一 (yī)Two goats ascending Mt. FujiWearing flip flops二 (èr)A far cryFrom the Pearl River DeltaAnd scrappy… Related Audio Social CommentariesPopular CultureArts & SciencesPoetry & Poets
poetry-magazineماءٌ عَطِشٌ لماءBy Nasser Rabah يحدثُ أنْ ألُمَّ فراغاً عَميقاً بجَيبِ القميصِ، أركضُ كأنَّ لديَّ مَشاغلَ أو أنَّ وهما ما يلاحقني، … Related Audio Arts & SciencesPoetry & Poets
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
You Broke My HeartBy Meredith StrickerI was thinking of some of the messages Rilke will never receive: — dentist called abt your appt tomorrow…The MindDoubt & ContemplationArts & SciencesPoetry & PoetsReading & BooksAnxiety & Insecurity
Little Red-Cap By Carol Ann DuffyAt childhood’s end, the houses petered outinto playing fields, the factory, allotmentskept, like mistresses…LivingComing of AgeArts & SciencesPoetry & PoetsMythology & FolkloreFairy-tales & Legends
The End of PoetryBy Ada LimónEnough of osseous and chickadee and sunflowerand snowshoes, maple and seeds, samara and shoot,enough…NatureArts & SciencesPoetry & Poets
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
poetry-magazine/ FOR / AFTER / JAN BEATTY /By Richard Blanco After my third shot of tequila / chased by a lime sour as my rant: fuck this-fuck that-fuck them-fuck… Related Audio Social CommentariesGender & SexualityRace & EthnicityRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsLGBTQ+Arts & SciencesPoetry & Poets
poetry-magazineWhat Poetry Told MeBy Adela NajarroThe week Poetry stayed at my house, she kept a razor in a wooden box. Poetry refused to abandon her … Related Audio Arts & SciencesPoetry & Poets
poetry-magazineWhat the Moon Said to the PoetBy Luivette RestoYour obsession is baffling, with numerous stanzas dedicated to my phases and the personification of … Related Audio NatureStars, Planets, HeavensThe MindArts & SciencesPoetry & Poets
poetry-magazineflowers for Robert Waddell: an elegyBy Grisel Y. Acosta we kill by devaluation ad(s) tell us who’s worth something junct(ion) of professors in a meeting… Related Audio Social CommentariesArts & SciencesPoetry & PoetsTypes/ModesElegy