Poetry Magazine
FROM THE CURRENT ISSUE OF
Poetry Magazine
You make the tender parts of me
sing.
You make the tender parts of me
sing.
Poem
The SignalBy C. Dale Young
Poem
LacaoBy Rosabetty Muñoz
Poem
Immature AnimalsBy Alafia Nicole Sessions
I did not know how beautiful we
are!
I did not know how beautiful we
are!
Poem
A rickety door, a back one or side, not stableBy Justin Danzy
Poem
WildfireBy Joan Kwon Glass
Poem
On a WalkBy Heather Christle
i calculate loss
like anyone
a fugitive to
like anyone
a fugitive to
sleeping
i calculate loss
like anyone
a fugitive to
like anyone
a fugitive to
sleeping
Poem
CinemaBy Jessica Abughattas
Poem
Mother Emanuel Nine: Their Influence Was WideBy Cheryl Clarke
Poem
Mount Grace PrioryBy G.C. Waldrep
The poets have emerged!
The poets have
The poets have
emerged!
The poets have emerged!
The poets have
The poets have
emerged!
Poem
CrownBy Gboyega Odubanjo
Poem
Prodigal DaughterBy Erika L. Sánchez
Poem
PerennialBy Patricia Guzman
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Collection
110 Years of Poetry Magazine
By The Editors, Adrian Matejka & Robert Eric Shoemaker
An Anniversary Collection
From the Poetry Magazine Archive
- PoemBy Will AlexanderA continent that has made a covenant with its own ruin has made the skies starved has made stone momentarily...
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History
Poetry was founded in Chicago by Harriet Monroe in 1912.
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