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Essay
By Alexander Wells
The German poet Lutz Seiler has spent his career making song from the ruins of history.
Foundation News
By Crystal Carrazco
Insights from the 2024 Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Fellows
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Alone
By Jack Gilbert
I never thought Michiko would come back
after she died. But if she did, I knew
it would be as a lady in a long white dress...
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Aram Saroyan
B. 1943Aram Saroyan
Aram Saroyan is a poet, novelist, memoirist, and playwright. He attended the University of Chicago, .... Read More
Prose from Poetry Magazine
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Aram Saroyan: SelectionsBy Tom Snarsky
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THE COLLECTED WORKSBy Aram Saroyan
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When we go together, what is the simple form we
make?
When we go together, what is the simple form we
make?
Poem
I am asked a question.By Jane Hirshfield
Poem
LaughterBy Rüştü Onur
Poem
BetweenBy Adam Wolfond
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
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CinemaBy Jessica Abughattas
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Mother Emanuel Nine: Their Influence Was WideBy Cheryl Clarke
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Mount Grace PrioryBy G.C. Waldrep
