I am trying to carve out a world where people are not the sum total of their disasterBy Remica Bingham-RisherBut for the grace of Godone might begin andthis must be the life of a woman. I will barely touch the...Social CommentariesGender & SexualityTown & Country LifeLivingLife ChoicesThe MindMemory & NostalgiaRelationshipsFamily & Ancestors + 2 more
Ultimately Everything Becomes BoringBy Sri ChinmoyUltimately everything Becomes boring.Even great miracles Become boring.Even the tremendous powers of...ReligionFaith & DoubtGod & the DivineThe SpiritualThe MindDoubt & ContemplationVerse FormsSonnetMetersFree VerseTechniquesImageryRefrain + 6 more
Cyrus & the SnakesBy Ada LimónMy brother holds a snake by its head. The whole length of the snake is the length of my brother’s body...NatureAnimalsLivingComing of AgeLife ChoicesYouthThe MindMemory & NostalgiaRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsStanza FormsCoupletMetersFree VerseTechniquesImageryMetaphor + 10 more
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
TotemBy R. L. SwihartThe young man says, “Alan can do anything he wants”“Not fly,” I sayThe young man returns a puzzled look...LivingComing of AgeThe MindDoubt & ContemplationArts & SciencesReading & BooksStanza FormsMixedMetersFree VerseTechniquesImagery + 5 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
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
Sound of Wave in Channel: 7.21By Stephen Ratcliffelight coming into fog against invisible top of ridge, blue jay on redwood fence in foreground, sound...NatureAnimalsLandscapes & PastoralsStanza FormsMixedMetersFree VerseTechniquesImageryTypes/ModesPastoral + 4 more
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
A river slipsBy Cole Swensena river slips in shifting leaves sifting. a river sifts and falls to pieces in which not seen (this ...NatureLandscapes & PastoralsSeas, Rivers, & StreamsLivingTime & BrevityVerse FormsMetersFree VerseTechniquesImageryTypes/ModesPastoral + 5 more
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
Enter the DragonBy John MurilloFor me, the movie starts with a black man Leaping into an orbit of badges, tiny moons Catching the sheen...Social CommentariesPopular CultureRace & EthnicityLivingYouthThe MindMemory & NostalgiaRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsArts & SciencesPhotography & FilmStanza FormsCoupletMetersFree VerseTechniquesAllusionConfessionalSimileAnxiety & Insecurity + 13 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
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
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
Bright BloomBy Helene AchanzarI wish I had hiked the frozen hill tonight for reception, called to tell you I had a good time hearing...NatureLivingLife ChoicesRelationshipsFriends & EnemiesTechniquesImageryGratitude
The OphanyBy Cyrus Console Rotor wash, or the downward-flowing Air by which our helicopters formed Imprints in the jungle grass beneath ...Social CommentariesPopular CultureRace & EthnicityWar & ConflictHistory & PoliticsReligionFaith & DoubtArts & SciencesSciencesMetersFree VerseTechniquesSymbolistTypes/ModesSeries/Sequence + 8 more
p1The Future Is Black as a PocketBy Krista FranklinThe handwriting is on the wall a white smear across the face of the sky a smear of white a white chalk...Types/ModesEkphrasis