Stream LoggersBy Karen HouleOne man and one woman park the government Jeepon the gravel shoulder of the Grand River watershed.Paired...NatureSeas, Rivers, & StreamsRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsMen & WomenArts & SciencesSciences
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
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
Silent SpreadBy S.J. Fowler & Rebecca KamenSIR, the 28 spheres of Kamen’s harmony Susceptible, inferred, immense, actual - the electron microscopy...NatureAnimalsSocial CommentariesHistory & PoliticsLivingHealth & IllnessArts & SciencesPainting & SculptureSciencesTypes/ModesEkphrasisAnxiety & InsecurityGrief + 6 more
On the Fifth DayBy Jane HirshfieldOn the fifth day the scientists who studied the rivers were forbidden to speak or to study the rivers...NatureLandscapes & PastoralsTrees & FlowersSeas, Rivers, & StreamsSocial CommentariesArts & SciencesSciencesStanza FormsMixedMetersFree VerseTechniquesImageryMetaphor + 7 more
WatershedBy Tracy K. Smith200 cows more than 600 hilly acres property would have been even larger had J not sold 66 acres to DuPont...NatureLandscapes & PastoralsTrees & FlowersSeas, Rivers, & StreamsSocial CommentariesCities & Urban LifeMoney & EconomicsTown & Country LifeLivingDeathActivitiesSports & Outdoor ActivitiesArts & SciencesSciencesMetersFree VerseTypes/ModesElegyPastoral + 12 more
KelpBy Jeffrey YangHow easy it is to lose oneself in a kelp forest. Between canopy leaves, sunlight filters thru the water...NatureLandscapes & PastoralsSeas, Rivers, & StreamsReligionThe SpiritualThe MindArts & SciencesSciencesMetersFree VerseTechniquesImagery + 5 more
p1Poem with Human IntelligenceBy J. Estanislao LopezThis century is younger than me. It dresses itself in an overlong coat of Enlightenment thinking despite...Social CommentariesPopular CultureLivingLife ChoicesThe MindDoubt & ContemplationTime & BrevityArts & SciencesPhilosophySciencesMetersFree VerseTechniquesImageryMetaphor + 8 more
Listening in Deep SpaceBy Diane ThielWe've always been out looking for answers, telling stories about ourselves, searching for connection...NatureStars, Planets, HeavensArts & SciencesSciences
ForevertronBy Norman FinkelsteinI have built a machine to visit the stars. I have built a machine to outlast the stars. There is a glass...LivingThe MindActivitiesIndoor ActivitiesArts & SciencesSciencesStanza FormsTercetMetersFree VerseTechniquesImagery + 5 more
HereBy Ava CipriHere is the encyclopedia where I learn first position Here is where I begin ballet: at 12, in a class...Social CommentariesGender & SexualityLivingComing of AgeHealth & IllnessLife ChoicesThe BodyArts & SciencesSciencesTheater & DanceStanza FormsMixedMetersFree VerseTechniquesAnaphora + 9 more
A Body's Universe of Big BangsBy Leslie Contreras SchwartzA body must remind itself to keep living, continually, throughout the day. Even at night while sleeping...LivingGrowing OldHealth & IllnessInfancyThe BodyTime & BrevityArts & SciencesSciencesStanza FormsMixedTercetMetersFree VerseTechniquesConsonanceImagery + 9 more
The Librarian in the TreesBy DJ Saverese1. Who needs water with so many wings? 2. A Dewey Decimal System for feathers. 3. The librarian in the...NatureAnimalsSocial CommentariesHistory & PoliticsLivingHealth & IllnessThe BodyThe MindArts & SciencesSciencesMetersFree VerseTechniquesImageryMetaphor + 8 more
Correction: Tonight Is Not the Longest Night in the History of the EarthBy Katie WillinghamLately, I've enlisted an app on my phone to keep track of the time that I can't witness—it maps the ...Social CommentariesHistory & PoliticsLivingLife ChoicesThe MindTime & BrevityArts & SciencesPhilosophySciences + 2 more
Staying PowerBy Katie WillinghamWe know the last stuffed specimen of the dodo burned in 1755, though Wikipedia's "Dodo: Talk" page shows...NatureAnimalsArts & SciencesPhilosophySciences
The Golden RecordBy Katie WillinghamDiagram of a diagram: if properly decoded, the first image which will appear is a circle. Or, go backwards...NatureStars, Planets, HeavensSocial CommentariesHistory & PoliticsLivingActivitiesTravels & JourneysArts & SciencesSciences + 2 more
White FactoryBy Moon Bo YoungThe research center is a cube building with a neat chimney plunged into the right side. The researchers...NatureLivingLife ChoicesArts & SciencesPhilosophySciences
p1Perhaps I Am a Fugitive of EmpathyBy Marlanda DekineVigilant for so long, I am full. There are centuries of terror crawling just beneath my skin. I no...Social CommentariesRace & EthnicityLivingDeathHealth & IllnessLife ChoicesRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsArts & SciencesSciencesAngerBlame + 5 more
p1Meditations on FleshBy Felicia ZamoraAn ulcer develops inside my lower lip in crevasse of gumline, the translucent milky gray pocks oral ...NatureAnimalsLandscapes & PastoralsSocial CommentariesRace & EthnicityLivingLife ChoicesThe BodyThe MindRelationshipsArts & SciencesSciencesAnxiety & InsecurityDisappointment + 7 more
What DNA KnowsBy Charlotte PenceWhat is death to us? We've heard that myth, a ghost story to tell around a camp fire. We're too busy...LivingBirth & BirthdaysDeathThe BodyArts & SciencesSciencesOptimism