The Tempest ["Ye elves of hills...", 5.1.33-57]By William ShakespeareYe elves of hills, brooks, standing lakes, and groves;And ye that on the sands with printless footDo… Related Audio Arts & SciencesTheater & DanceTypes/ModesDramatic MonologueAnger
For A Lady Who Must Write VerseBy Dorothy ParkerUnto seventy years and seven, Hide your double birthright well—You, that are the brat of Heaven And …LivingLife ChoicesThe MindDoubt & ContemplationArts & SciencesPoetry & Poets
The Tempest ["You do look, my son...", 4.1.146-163]By William ShakespeareYou do look, my son, in a moved sort,As if you were dismay'd: be cheerful, sir.Our revels now are ended… Related Audio Arts & SciencesTheater & DanceAnxiety & Insecurity
You Broke My HeartBy Meredith StrickerI was thinking of some of the messages Rilke will never receive: — dentist called abt your appt tomorrow…The MindDoubt & ContemplationArts & SciencesPoetry & PoetsReading & BooksAnxiety & Insecurity
A Grammar GlossaryBy avery r. youngSocial CommentariesRace & EthnicityHistory & PoliticsLivingArts & SciencesLanguage & Linguistics
Little Red-Cap By Carol Ann DuffyAt childhood’s end, the houses petered outinto playing fields, the factory, allotmentskept, like mistresses…LivingComing of AgeArts & SciencesPoetry & PoetsMythology & FolkloreFairy-tales & Legends
Poem After Betye Saar's The Liberation of Aunt JemimaBy Ama CodjoeWhat if, Betye, instead of a rifle or handgrenade—I mean, what if afterthe loaded gun that takes two handsto fire, I lay down the splintered broomand the steel so cold it wetsmy cheek? What if I unclench the valleysof my... Related Audio Social CommentariesRace & EthnicityArts & SciencesPainting & SculptureTypes/ModesEkphrasis
poetry-magazineElementary MagicBy Allison SwensonI remember first hearing rumorsof the atom. We are all made upof crumbs, Q told mewhen we were kids.… Related Audio Arts & SciencesSciences
poetry-magazineHow to Awaken a Sleeping LanguageBy Margarita EngleTaíno in our bloodand on our tonguesstirs, yawns, rises,no longer lost.We ignore old historianswho tell…Arts & SciencesLanguage & Linguistics
Untoward Occurrence at Embassy Suites Poetry ReadingBy Randall MannFirst I want to thank you all for coming,for standing so patiently in line.I know these are difficult…Social CommentariesRelationshipsFriends & EnemiesArts & SciencesPoetry & PoetsBlameDisappointment
The End of PoetryBy Ada LimónEnough of osseous and chickadee and sunflowerand snowshoes, maple and seeds, samara and shoot,enough…NatureArts & SciencesPoetry & Poets
a-ver-yBy avery r. younga•ver•y (ā ver'ē), n. dark(iss) ¹blk-male chile foundate(id) in luv unlimit(id) fuc(k) anthem(s). ²jee…Social CommentariesRace & EthnicityHistory & PoliticsArts & SciencesLanguage & LinguisticsAngerJoy & Contentment
poetry-magazineCODEX©By Nick Makoha SAMO© first appears as a tag on a New York City wall in 1978 two blocks down from Aswad bookstore… Related Audio Arts & SciencesPainting & Sculpture
poetry-magazine/ FOR / AFTER / JAN BEATTY /By Richard Blanco After my third shot of tequila / chased by a lime sour as my rant: fuck this-fuck that-fuck them-fuck… Related Audio RelationshipsFamily & AncestorsLGBTQ+Arts & SciencesPoetry & Poets
poetry-magazineAfter “Killers of the Flower Moon”By Elise PaschenLily Gladstone confides she wore my great grandmother Eliza’s blankets in three scenes. I don’t remember… Related Audio RelationshipsFamily & AncestorsArts & SciencesPhotography & Film
poetry-magazineEroica 1By Nick Makohai. samo© as an alternative to blah ... blahblahblah. blahzooey ... bblahblah quasi-blah ... etc. (in… Related Audio Arts & Sciences
Just Wanna Be LikeBy Douglas KearneyWas Him, once fini, on the beams,prior, He's hewer of thorntree.Could stretch tilapia and ewer,dole …Arts & SciencesPhotography & FilmMythology & FolkloreFairy-tales & Legends
After RiefenstahlBy Major JacksonThe screen's fabrications remain. A filmshot never fails, sailing through the centurylike a black V …The MindMemory & NostalgiaArts & SciencesPhotography & FilmPassion
Fellini in PurgatoryBy Jean ValentineHe was shoveling sandat the edge of the water, his heavy black glassesglittered with rain: "Don't you…The MindMemory & NostalgiaArts & SciencesPhotography & Film
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