Notes on the Spring Holidays ["Hanukkah"]By Charles ReznikoffIn a world where each man must be of useand each thing useful, the rebellious Jewslight not one light...ReligionJudaismHanukkahTypes/ModesSeries/Sequence
Against Heaven ["I used to pray to a man-faced god"]By Kemi AlabiI used to pray to a man-faced god.Kept his whip beneath my bed.Set alarms for daybreak lashings.Pressed...Social CommentariesRace & EthnicityReligionFaith & DoubtLivingLife ChoicesSorrow & GrievingThe Mind
The Wild Old Wicked ManBy William Butler Yeats'Because I am mad about women I am mad about the hills,' Said that wild old wicked man Who travels where...LoveDesire & PassionReligionLivingGrowing OldThe Body
A Dialogue of Self and SoulBy William Butler YeatsI My Soul. I summon to the winding ancient stair; Set all your mind upon the steep ascent, Upon the broken, crumbling...NatureReligionThe Body
Sailing to ByzantiumBy William Butler YeatsI That is no country for old men. The young In one another's arms, birds in the trees, —Those dying ...ReligionLivingGrowing OldActivitiesTravels & JourneysStanza FormsOttava Rima
All Souls’ NightBy William Butler YeatsMidnight has come and the great Christ Church bellAnd many a lesser bell sound through the room;And ...ReligionThe SpiritualLivingDeathThe MindMemory & NostalgiaMythology & FolkloreGhosts & the Supernatural
p1The ComplineBy Christian J. CollierBetween us, there are one hundred oneumber haints in our home.In bed, we discussour future, our children...ReligionFaith & DoubtLivingDeathParenthood
p1GodBy Christian J. CollierI used to thinkthere was only one of Youbefore the miscarriage.Now, I am not so sure.Maybe there are...ReligionFaith & DoubtLivingDeathGrief
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
On Leaping over the MoonBy Thomas TraherneI saw new Worlds beneath the Water ly,New Peeple; yea, another SkyAnd Sun, which seen by DayMight things...NatureStars, Planets, HeavensReligionGod & the DivineRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsJoy & ContentmentOptimism
God Defend New ZealandBy Thomas BrackenGod of Nations at Thy feet,In the bonds of love we meet,Hear our voices, we entreat,God defend our free...History & PoliticsReligionThe SpiritualMythology & FolkloreHeroes & PatriotismTechniquesRefrain
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
The Book of Frank [“Frank is a”] By CAConradFrank is a young boy asleep in ancient Tibet what you thought was your life is really his dream he may...ReligionThe SpiritualLivingThe MindTime & BrevityArts & SciencesPhilosophy
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
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 & SexualityReligionChristianityLivingSorrow & GrievingRelationshipsLGBTQ+Stanza FormsCoupletAngerGrief + 7 more
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 VerseTechniquesTypes/ModesSeries/Sequence + 7 more
Like As of FireBy Isabel Duarte-GraySunday we lay hands on a girl of ten hand on hand on cornsilk hair. We sing the secret language sung...NatureSocial CommentariesTown & Country LifeReligionGod & the Divine
To a Wreath of SnowBy Emily BrontëO transient voyager of heaven! O silent sign of winter skies! What adverse wind thy sail has driven...NatureWinterLandscapes & PastoralsWeatherSocial CommentariesCrime & PunishmentReligionThe SpiritualLivingTime & BrevityStanza FormsQuatrainMetersFree VerseTechniquesImageryMetaphorTypes/ModesOdeGratitude + 13 more
Hymning the KanawhaBy Tom Andrews1. Day brings a steady hand, a sure breath every other day ... My brother again on the edge of his bed...NatureSeas, Rivers, & StreamsReligionGod & the DivineLivingDeathHealth & IllnessSorrow & GrievingThe BodyTime & BrevityRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsStanza FormsMixedMetersFree VerseTechniquesImagerySimileTypes/ModesSeries/SequenceGrief + 15 more
I WANT SKYBy BazeedIn the hiding hour of autophagy ghosts hang out all day and talk to us. An archival haunting demanding...Social CommentariesRace & EthnicityWar & ConflictHistory & PoliticsReligionFaith & DoubtIslamLivingDeathRelationshipsFriends & EnemiesVerse FormsTechniquesAllusion + 7 more