Deep Water TrawlingBy Jorie GrahamThe blades like irises turning very fast to see you completely—steel-blue then red where the cut occurs...NatureSeas, Rivers, & StreamsSocial CommentariesLivingLife ChoicesThe MindDoubt & ContemplationActivitiesTravels & JourneysArts & SciencesSciencesStanza FormsMixedTechniquesImageryMetaphorTypes/ModesProse Poem + 11 more
The CovenantBy Brenda HillmanHaving stopped using dolphins to locate explosives in the Cold Warthey had 30 leftover dolphins.An officer...NatureAnimalsLivingMarriage & CompanionshipMidlifeTime & BrevityTechniquesImageryMetaphor + 2 more
I Don‘t Like PoetryBy Joshua SeigalI don’t like similes.Every time I try to think of onemy brain feels like a vast, empty desert;my eyes...Arts & SciencesHumor & SatirePoetry & PoetsTechniquesAlliterationMetaphorSimileChildren (0-13)
Black CherriesBy W. S. MerwinLate in May as the light lengthenstoward summer the young goldfinchesflutter down through the day for...NatureTrees & FlowersThe MindMemory & NostalgiaTime & BrevityJoy & Contentment
The TraditionBy Jericho BrownAster. Nasturtium. Delphinium. We thoughtFingers in dirt meant it was our dirt, learningNames in heat...NatureTrees & FlowersSocial CommentariesRace & EthnicityLivingSorrow & GrievingDisappointmentGrief
The SeedlingBy Paul Laurence DunbarAs a quiet little seedling Lay within its darksome bed,To itself it fell a-talking, And this is what...NatureTrees & FlowersLivingComing of AgeOptimism
Caterpillar ("Brown and furry")By Christina RossettiBrown and furry Caterpillar in a hurry, Take your walk To the shady leaf, or stalk, Or what not, Which...NatureAnimalsChildren (0-13)Early Readers (3-5)AnimalsTimeless Treasures
Meditations in an EmergencyBy Cameron Awkward-RichI wake up & it breaks my heart. I draw the blinds & the thrill of rain breaks my heart. I go outside...Social CommentariesLivingSorrow & GrievingTechniquesImageryTypes/ModesProse PoemMelancholy & Despair
Twentieth Amanita OdeBy Peter O’LearyIn a windthe lake's scissoring surfaceand the Sun's vernal glarethe gulls cut to curlsin their turns...NatureLandscapes & PastoralsSeas, Rivers, & StreamsStanza FormsMixedMetersFree VerseTechniquesImageryTypes/ModesOde + 4 more
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Lockdown Gardens: "Set with raindrops"By Arvind Krishna MehrotraSet with raindrops, displayedbetween the king’s mantle and the litchi tree,was the cobweb I almost walked...NatureAnimalsJoy & ContentmentAnimals
p1United DisorderBy Elizabeth WillisWhat direction does your sentence move: you belonging to the land or the land belonging to you.This ...Social Commentaries
p1intermissionBy Gwendolyn Brooks1(deep summer)By all things planetary, sweet, I swearThose hands may not possess these hands againUntil...
p1“One wants a Teller in a time like this.”By Gwendolyn BrooksOne wants a Teller in a time like this.One’s not a man, one’s not a woman grown,To bear enormous business...
p1beauty shoppeBy Gwendolyn Brooks facial “We use Ardena here.” Madame Celeste Herself in charge, with hot tough-handed licks To tighten...Living
p1Beverly Hills, ChicagoBy Gwendolyn BrooksThe dry brown coughing beneath their feet,(Only a while, for the handyman is on his way)These people...Social CommentariesClass
p1“Life for my child is simple, and is good.”By Gwendolyn BrooksLife for my child is simple, and is good.He knows his wish. Yes, but that is not all.Because I know ...LivingParenthood