p1My Love You Died in My Dream Last NightBy Heather Christle I did not know it was possible (your constancy being among your chief characteristics) and I, bereft...LoveHeartache & LossLivingDeath
p1Case StudyBy Christian J. CollierWe were ravaged by our loss, our child. In the shower, slightly past midnight,after I’d covered the ...LoveHeartache & LossLivingParenthoodGrief
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
Calling Things What They AreBy Ada LimónI pass the feeder and yell, Grackle party! And then an hour later I yell, Mourning dove afterparty! (I call the feeder the...LoveHeartache & LossRomantic LoveNatureAnimalsLivingComing of AgeMidlifeThe MindMemory & NostalgiaTime & BrevityRelationshipsMen & WomenMetersFree VerseTechniquesConfessionalImageryMetaphorSimileTypes/ModesProse PoemJoy & Contentment + 16 more
I’m a Fool to Love YouBy Cornelius EadySome folks will tell you the blues is a woman,Some type of supernatural creature.My mother would tell...LoveBreak-ups & Vexed LoveRealistic & ComplicatedSocial CommentariesGender & SexualityRace & EthnicityLivingMarriage & CompanionshipRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsMen & WomenArts & SciencesMusicMetersFree VerseTechniquesImageryMetaphor + 11 more
ApocalypseBy Sri ChinmoyWithin, without the cosmos wide am I;In joyful sweep I loose forth and draw back all.A birthless, deathless...LoveDesire & PassionNatureStars, Planets, HeavensReligionThe SpiritualStanza FormsQuatrainMetersBlank VerseTechniquesImageryPassion + 6 more
On Seeing and Being SeenBy Ama CodjoeI don’t like being photographed. When we kissed at a wedding, the night grew long and luminous. You ...LoveDesire & PassionRomantic LoveLivingMarriage & CompanionshipRelationships
As Winds That Blow Against A StarBy Joyce KilmerNow by what whim of wanton chanceDo radiant eyes know sombre days?And feet that shod in light should...LoveClassic LoveOptimism
p1blueBy Alexis Pauline Gumbsthis is how i want you to love me blue over blue over blue wet til the paper buckles dark so the owls...LoveClassic LoveDesire & PassionRomantic LovePassion
p1I Love You, Love You AnyhowBy Cheryl ClarkeI could use a good ole R&B lyric right about now to face this hard absence. Only its terse verse can...LoveBreak-ups & Vexed LoveHeartache & Loss
p1For my love at the time of our ceremonyBy Alexis De VeauxI pray for us as evening glides over implore the gods pray for us pray for this breathing planet the...LoveClassic LoveRomantic LoveRelationshipsLGBTQ+Weddings
p1First DateBy Kinsale DrakeI want my Luci Tapahonso cowboy with a shining belt and a good dog he likes my legs in blue jeans but...LoveInfatuation & Crushes
Sleeping BeautyBy K. IverYou’ve never seen a lilac in Mississippi. Backstage you wear lotion laced with its chemical imitation...LoveFirst LoveLivingComing of AgeYouthRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsArts & SciencesTheater & DanceAnxiety & InsecurityDisappointmentGriefMelancholy & Despair + 6 more
IntimacyBy Paisley RekdalHow horrible it is, how horrible that Cronenberg film where Goldblum’s trapped with a fly inside his...LoveRealistic & ComplicatedReligionFaith & DoubtLivingDeathThe BodyTime & BrevityArts & SciencesPhotography & FilmStanza FormsCoupletMetersFree VerseTechniquesAllusionImagery + 10 more
One Shies at the Prospect of Raising Yet Another Defense of CannibalismBy Josh Bell“You can’t kiss a movie,” Jean-Luc Godard said, and this is mostly true, in that you cannot initiate...LoveDesire & PassionUnrequited LoveSocial CommentariesPopular CultureArts & SciencesPhotography & FilmTypes/ModesProse Poem + 2 more
godBy K. IverAt my beloved’s burial,I can’t see his body.Only carnations. I hearyour name and my beloved’sin the ...LoveHeartache & LossSocial CommentariesGender & SexualityLivingSorrow & Grieving
p1His Own ApolloBy Cyrus CassellsMy friend is by no means Dracula or a werewolf, but the full moon’s mostly lawless beauty has never ...LoveDesire & PassionLivingThe BodyRelationshipsLGBTQ+
UnderwayBy Georg TraklAt evening they bore the stranger into the death parlor; a scent of tar; the faint rustling of red sycamores...LoveDesire & PassionLivingDeathThe BodyThe MindMemory & NostalgiaMelancholy & Despair
Crip vs. CripBy Walela NehandaCrip (noun): slang for a disabled person/the whole of the disabled community/ a school of thought Example...LoveDesire & PassionSocial CommentariesCities & Urban LifeRace & EthnicityLivingHealth & IllnessSorrow & GrievingThe BodyRelationshipsFriends & EnemiesStanza FormsMixedMetersFree VerseTechniquesAllusionConfessionalMetaphorRefrainGrief + 14 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