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
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
p1CataniaBy Benjamin GucciardiWe lived in a stone farmhouse at the edge of town. I’d been assigned to process asylum claims and you...LoveRealistic & ComplicatedRomantic LoveSocial CommentariesTown & Country Life
p1Highway TownBy Anna TomlinsonSauerkraut festival, sauerkraut ice cream from a tiny paper cup. Places you could get lost in. Bike ...Social CommentariesTown & Country Life
A Bird in BishopswoodBy John TickhillIn springtime, chief of all seasons, in May when new joys rise and flourish, the sun is lord and messenger...LoveHeartache & LossUnrequited LoveNatureSpringAnimalsLandscapes & PastoralsSocial CommentariesClassTown & Country LifeLivingGrowing OldLife ChoicesSorrow & GrievingActivitiesSports & Outdoor Activities + 9 more
MaryBy William BlakeSweet Mary, the first time she ever was there, Came into the Ball room among the Fair; The young Men...Social CommentariesGender & SexualityTown & Country LifeLivingComing of AgeYouthThe BodyStanza FormsQuatrainRhymed StanzaMetersTechniquesImageryMelancholy & Despair + 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
p1Ode to a Dolly Parton Drag QueenBy Bruce SniderShe lip-syncs “Hello God,” then “9 to 5.” She struts. Or does she fly? Like the soul, a rhinestone, ...Social CommentariesPopular CultureTown & Country LifeArts & SciencesMusicTypes/ModesOde
Walking HorizonBy Tristan Tzarathen the clouds rolled in young is the night that is to say a cellophane softness ensued which blew ...NatureAnimalsLandscapes & PastoralsSocial CommentariesTown & Country LifeLivingDeathSorrow & GrievingActivitiesTravels & JourneysTechniquesConsonanceImageryTypes/ModesElegyGrief + 9 more
Introduction to (Soma)tic Poetry RitualsBy CAConradGrowing up in a rural factory town I watched my creative family extend the grind oft monotonous jobs...Social CommentariesClassTown & Country LifeArts & SciencesPhilosophyPoetry & Poets
Black EarthBy Osip MandelstamToo black, too much indulged, living in clover, all little withers, all air, all charity, all crumbling...NatureLandscapes & PastoralsSocial CommentariesTown & Country LifeActivitiesGardeningJobs & Working
p1Queer AppalachiaBy RK FauthTake me to the holler. I want to see the cows Big Mamaw’s grave and something about tobacco fields. ...NatureSocial CommentariesGender & SexualityTown & Country LifeLivingRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsFriends & EnemiesHome Life + 2 more
p1Blue Chore CoatBy Daye PhillippoI have learned to love turning a bar of soap and the calendar’s empty pages in my hands, soft lather...NatureAnimalsSocial CommentariesTown & Country LifeActivitiesJobs & Working
p1Christian County, IllinoisBy Pablo OtavaloIn midsentence. Like a pregnant sow in another mud- and mire-laden trench, your hay-stuffed midland ...Social CommentariesTown & Country LifeThe MindMemory & NostalgiaRelationshipsHome LifeAnxiety & InsecurityMelancholy & Despair
p1DandelionBy Tina Mozelle BrazielMy first trip, I scoured every floor of the MoMA, winding around other patrons before they could read...Social CommentariesCities & Urban LifeClassTown & Country LifeLivingThe MindArts & SciencesPainting & SculptureAnxiety & InsecurityDisappointmentGratitude + 4 more
Christmas Eve in Whitneyville By Donald HallDecember, and the closing of the year; The momentary carolers complete Their Christmas Eves, and quickly...Social CommentariesTown & Country LifeLivingLife ChoicesThe MindMemory & NostalgiaTime & Brevity
Another AntipastoralBy Vievee FrancisI want to put down what the mountain has awakened. My mouthful of grass. My curious tale. I want to ...NatureLandscapes & PastoralsSocial CommentariesCities & Urban LifeTown & Country LifeLivingLife ChoicesThe MindDisappointment + 2 more
from resurrection to sundayBy Aigerim Tazhifrom resurrection to sunday we cross off dates on the calendar waiting for salvation it comes in the...Social CommentariesTown & Country LifeAnxiety & Insecurity
Ode to Small TownsBy Tyree DayeThis where all the roadside memorials are, pink wreaths and dirty teddy bears. This where a man walked...Social CommentariesTown & Country LifeAnxiety & InsecurityGrief
The West Indian Day ParadeBy Quincy Troupeif you want to jump up inside energy, cross over from manhattan to brooklyn in september, every year...Social CommentariesRace & EthnicityTown & Country LifeRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsActivitiesSports & Outdoor ActivitiesAngerBlameJoy & Contentment + 3 more