p1Bedtime Story (1)By Yasmine AmeliSa’id goes missing. Forty years later, my mama tells me his poems got into the wrong hands. It is the...RelationshipsFamily & AncestorsTypes/ModesProse Poem
p1Bedtime Story (2)By Yasmine AmeliIn another story, my baba bozorg paints flowers. He is little. His name Amir means shah, but the shah...RelationshipsFamily & AncestorsTypes/ModesProse Poem
p1Bedtime Story (4)By Yasmine AmeliNanny’s husband is dead, and her six children are growing. Every morning, she readjusts her one fake...Types/ModesProse Poem
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
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
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
[To voice something that doesn’t end…]By Tilsa OttaTo voice something that doesn’t end in a smile is odd. The spirit circles the body, doctors can’t see...LoveRomantic LoveTypes/ModesProse PoemPassion
[Pronunciar algo que no termine…]By Tilsa OttaPronunciar algo que no termine en una sonrisa es extraño. El alma circula por el cuerpo,los doctores...LoveRomantic LoveTypes/ModesProse Poem
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
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
p1“Mama said ‘wedding crowns’”By Marosa di Giorgio Mama said “wedding crowns,” and I looked at the tight bouquets, dark white, forbidding, portraits of...Types/ModesProse Poem
p1“Mamá decía ‘coronas de novia’”By Marosa di Giorgio Mamá decía “coronas de novia,” y yo miraba los racimos apretados, de un blanco oscuro, adusto, retratos...Types/ModesProse Poem
p1“The bats arrived”By Marosa di Giorgio The bats arrived, attached to the coats of calves, gazelles; when I could, I plucked one off. And others...Types/ModesProse Poem
p1“Cuando tenía seis años”By Marosa di Giorgio Cuando tenía seis años, ocho años, la abuela dictaminó vestido de liebre, que me librase de todo mal...Types/ModesProse Poem
p1“When I was six years old”By Marosa di Giorgio When I was six years old, eight years old, my grandmother decreed a garment of hare, which would ward...Types/ModesProse Poem
p1“Pasaban murciélagos”By Marosa di Giorgio Pasaban murciélagos, prendidos a la ropa de las vacas, las gacelas; cuando pude quité alguno. Y otros...Types/ModesProse Poem
Who Makes Love to Us After We DieBy Diana Marie Delgado I turn on the radio and hear voices, girls becoming women after tragedy. Talk about dreams! His heart...LoveRealistic & ComplicatedSocial CommentariesGender & SexualityLivingComing of AgeDeathRelationshipsMen & WomenArts & SciencesPhotography & FilmMetersFree VerseTechniquesAllusionImageryTypes/ModesProse Poem + 11 more
Tall Lyric for Palestine (Or, The Harder Thinking)By Rickey Laurentiis Because I should’ve wrote this years ago, I’m crying. So what my slow failure pass the years Make me...Social CommentariesClassRace & EthnicityWar & ConflictHistory & PoliticsLivingDeathTechniquesEpigraphTypes/ModesProse Poem + 4 more
Miracle FishBy Ada LimónI used to pretend to believe in God. Mainly, I liked so much to talk to someone in the dark. Think of...NatureAnimalsSeas, Rivers, & StreamsReligionGod & the DivineThe SpiritualLivingComing of AgeThe MindDoubt & ContemplationTypes/ModesProse PoemJoy & Contentment + 6 more
The Fake Tears of Shirley TempleBy Patricia LockwoodHow many sets of her parents are dead. How many times over is she an orphan. A plane, a crosswalk, a...Social CommentariesPopular CultureLivingComing of AgeRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsArts & SciencesPhotography & FilmMetersFree VerseTypes/ModesProse Poem + 5 more