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For Cortez, poetry was not about mastery of form. Poetry in the mouth of the Firespitter was the creation of form.
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I want reading a poem to be a bit like risky sex.
Prose from Poetry Magazine
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When asked to muse on an awkward or difficult emotion, I think: Aren’t all emotions awkward?
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Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night
By Dylan Thomas
Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light...
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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
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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
Poem
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
