The Magnificent FrigatebirdBy Ada LimónIs it okay to begin with the obvious? I am full of stones— is it okay not to look out this window, but...LoveDesire & PassionNatureAnimalsSeas, Rivers, & StreamsActivitiesTravels & JourneysStanza FormsCoupletMetersFree VerseTechniquesMetaphorSimileJoy & Contentment + 8 more
GratitudeBy Cornelius EadyI’m here to tell you an old story. ThisAppears to be my work. I live in the world,Walk the streets of...Social CommentariesClassRace & EthnicityLivingLife ChoicesThe MindRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsActivitiesSchool & LearningArts & SciencesPoetry & PoetsMetersFree VerseTechniquesAnaphoraConfessionalMetaphorAngerGratitude + 13 more
p1Eulogy for the Cantina on Chapel St. that’s transformed into another bankBy Kinsale DrakeI feel god in this Taco Bell tonight: Cheese, beans, rice, the witching hour of missing someone. My ...ActivitiesEating & Drinking
The Book of Frank [“this is your”]By CAConrad“this is your captain” Frank says from the cockpit “all passengers wishing to bail out any time during...LivingLife ChoicesActivitiesTravels & JourneysArts & SciencesHumor & Satire
Mrs. Butterworth, Uncle Ben & Aunt JemimaBy Frank X. Walker...walk into a bar in America. Butterworth says, I’m being repackaged. Ben says, I’m being rebranded...Social CommentariesPopular CultureRace & EthnicityHistory & PoliticsRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsActivitiesEating & DrinkingStanza FormsMixedMetersFree VerseTechniquesAllusionImageryMetaphor + 9 more
Addressed to the gods of unnecessary laborsBy Sarah RuhlSome say: to do the necessary task is greatness; I say: do the least necessary thing first. I don't ...LivingLife ChoicesActivitiesIndoor Activities
The Bug WranglerHe was jailed for cruelty to insects, and his agent wasn’t answering the phone, so he stayed awake in...NatureAnimalsSocial CommentariesCrime & PunishmentLivingLife ChoicesActivitiesJobs & WorkingArts & SciencesPhotography & FilmTechniquesImageryMetaphorPersonaTypes/ModesProse PoemAnxiety & InsecurityBlame + 11 more
Self-Portrait as David LynchBy David RoderickI wear a flower in my lapel. I like the sweetness of its lie in my nose. A carnation, the fool’s flower...Social CommentariesPopular CultureLivingThe MindActivitiesJobs & WorkingArts & SciencesPhotography & FilmStanza FormsTercetMetersFree VerseTechniquesImageryMetaphorPersonaTypes/ModesDramatic MonologueJoy & Contentment + 12 more
Muybridge’s Horse in MotionBy Holly Mitchell1. After the beginning of the gallop, there are counts when the horse is in the air, her legs withdrawn...NatureAnimalsActivitiesSports & Outdoor ActivitiesArts & SciencesPhotography & FilmMetersFree VerseTechniquesAllusionImageryTypes/ModesSeries/Sequence + 6 more
Dear Ferocious DreamerBy Patricia SmithDear ferocious dreamer. Dear maven of song and surveyor of every flung star. Dear meandering romantic...LoveDesire & PassionLivingThe MindRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsActivitiesIndoor ActivitiesArts & SciencesLanguage & LinguisticsPoetry & PoetsToasts & CelebrationsGratitude + 6 more
Blonde BombshellBy Lynn EmanuelLove is boring and passé, all that old baggage, the bloody bric-a-brac, the bad, the gothic, retrograde...Social CommentariesPopular CultureLivingYouthThe MindMemory & NostalgiaActivitiesIndoor ActivitiesArts & SciencesPhotography & FilmMetersFree VerseTechniquesSimileOptimism + 8 more
XLIX. ("its a secrete")By Jos Charles its a secrete the grls speeching mye hole / inn 2 the lindens / wee go out & playe footballe / verie...Social CommentariesGender & SexualityLivingComing of AgeYouthRelationshipsFriends & EnemiesActivitiesVerse FormsSonnetMetersFree VerseTechniquesImageryMetaphorTypes/ModesSeries/SequenceAnxiety & InsecurityDisappointment + 12 more
Into the WeedsBy Kevin PruferThe brutality of those two men who broke into her apartment and murdered her boyfriend, then, as she...Social CommentariesCrime & PunishmentLivingComing of AgeDeathSorrow & GrievingThe MindMemory & NostalgiaRelationshipsFriends & EnemiesActivitiesSchool & LearningArts & SciencesPhotography & FilmMetersFree VerseTechniquesConfessionalImageryMetaphorTypes/ModesElegyGrief + 16 more
Speaking AloneBy Tristan Tzarasenseless here’s the man with the crystal contractions with the rumor of sand with a doll’s past tense...NatureAnimalsSocial CommentariesWar & ConflictLivingDeathSorrow & GrievingThe MindMemory & NostalgiaActivitiesTravels & JourneysStanza FormsMixedMetersFree VerseTechniquesImagerySymbolistGriefMelancholy & Despair + 13 more
A Bird in BishopswoodBy John TickhillIn springtime, chief of all seasons, in May when new joys rise and flourish, the sun is lord and messenger...LoveHeartache & LossUnrequited LoveNatureSpringAnimalsLandscapes & PastoralsSocial CommentariesClassTown & Country LifeLivingGrowing OldLife ChoicesSorrow & GrievingActivitiesSports & Outdoor Activities + 9 more
A Bird in BishopswoodBy John TickhillIn a sesone of somere þat souerayne ys of alle, Þat was þe myry monþ of May May May is a “somere” month...NatureAnimalsWeatherLivingMidlifeSorrow & GrievingThe MindActivitiesJobs & WorkingTechniquesAlliteration + 4 more
p1Stunt DoubleBy Tomás Q. MorínIn this life, there are starsand there are stunt doubles.Before I became one of those fathersobsessed...LoveSocial CommentariesClassRace & EthnicityLivingParenthoodRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsFriends & EnemiesActivitiesSchool & LearningSports & Outdoor ActivitiesArts & SciencesReading & BooksFather's DayAngerDisappointmentJoy & ContentmentOptimism + 12 more
p1Lil MermaidzBy Tayi TibbleRinsing the sea salt out of our bikinis with the drinking water and getting a slap upside the head from...LivingComing of AgeYouthActivitiesSports & Outdoor Activities
WashBy Kiki PetrosinoSo I lean back & Redford asks, “Water warm enough?” & I don’t answer because I’m holding my breath. ...LivingThe BodyRelationshipsFriends & EnemiesHome LifeActivitiesIndoor ActivitiesMetersFree VerseTechniquesImageryJoy & Contentment + 5 more
Border WisdomBy Ahmad Almallahthe world is not as bad as our neighbors made it to be that day— we’ve seen worse days— and how beautiful...Social CommentariesRace & EthnicityWar & ConflictHistory & PoliticsLivingLife ChoicesActivitiesTravels & Journeys