poetry-magazineChinese HibiscusBy Hannah Lowe Or call it black shoe or call it china rose— commonly steeped for cough, bronchitis, fever. I see her… Related Audio NatureTrees & FlowersArts & SciencesPoetry & Poets
poetry-magazineTo Be a Poet TankaBy Tarik Dobbs Rehashing doctrine without closely reading. And what do I mind? Well, those nights I stood in my hall… Related Audio Arts & SciencesPoetry & Poets
poetry-magazineArles, WhidbeyBy Reed TurchiDeltaic deposits deepen hues—not green, but that green,not blue, but that blue—In the small museum,a… Related Audio NatureLandscapes & PastoralsArts & SciencesPainting & Sculpture
poetry-magazineWatching Willie Hall Keep Time at Rosa’s LoungeBy Reed TurchiOn set break he sipsa long island iced tea& tells me the house kitsounds like shit & thatthe last time… Related Audio Arts & SciencesMusic
poetry-magazineVessel with Two Feet, ca. 1000–800 BCEBy Shireen MadonIt’s as though the birds all know each other, and how naively they seem to believe the world will go… Related Audio NatureAnimalsHistory & PoliticsTime & BrevityArts & SciencesPainting & SculptureTypes/ModesEkphrasis
poetry-magazineFrom the Basement TapesBy Dean BrowneBrian, I’m still calling you Brian,it’s raining and Sunday where you gignow, or it isn’t. I can only… Related Audio LivingDeathThe MindMemory & NostalgiaArts & SciencesMusic
poetry-magazineNo AnswerBy Lia PurpuraNo answer but stance, no solving but moving sideways, and showing. Not finishing ministering. Maintenance… Related Audio The MindDoubt & ContemplationTime & BrevityArts & SciencesReading & Books
poetry-magazineDynamic Disks, 1933By Raymond AntrobusMy phone memory is full of canvases I have cried in front of— circles, holes— Shadows on water. ___… Related Audio LoveBreak-ups & Vexed LoveHeartache & LossRelationshipsArts & SciencesPainting & SculptureGrief
poetry-magazineA Victory over the Self Is No Victory at AllBy Momtaza MehriWoke up from a long nap and I deserved it.Stared at the ceiling. Half-dreamingmy dead grandfather’s … Related Audio The MindDoubt & ContemplationRelationshipsArts & SciencesPoetry & Poets
poetry-magazineThings I Mean to Write AboutBy Thembe Mvulaon the ride home from the fado bar,uber driver repeats is the music okay?i glance at the man rated 4… Related Audio RelationshipsFamily & AncestorsArts & SciencesPoetry & Poets
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The LibraryBy Monica GunningI pass between lionsguarding what's inside:bound gems to open,endless words that sparkle.I read till…Arts & SciencesReading & BooksArts & Culture
poetry-magazinePlaster [“A shallow depth of field produces flames”]By Nathanael Jones A shallow depth of field produces flames in a dimmed distance, harlequin patterned jit or juke, footwork… Related Audio Arts & SciencesPhotography & Film
poetry-magazineFrom “Rock Paintings in Alxa”By Wen GuRain breaks on black rocksStars fall, one by one, on blue stonesA thousand years, ten thousand years… Related Audio History & PoliticsRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsArts & SciencesPainting & Sculpture
poetry-magazineA Glorious DayBy Yu JianA glorious day—sunlight on everythingA white rock shines in the Vermont woodsThat’s Joe Brainard’s grave… Related Audio Arts & SciencesPoetry & Poets
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poetry-magazine光辉的一天By Yu Jian光辉的一天——太阳照耀着万物有块白石在佛蒙特州的森林里发光乔·布雷纳德之墓 美国诗人1942–1994在世 俄克拉荷马的高中少年啊戴着副黑框眼镜 谁读过你的诗?青山下 湖泊安静 鸟在午睡我记得 睡莲还… Related Audio Arts & SciencesPoetry & Poets
poetry-magazineTheBy Kathleen RooneyDo you pronounce it “thuh” or do you pronounce it “thee”? Does thinking about it too hard give you the… Related Audio Social CommentariesPopular CultureArts & SciencesLanguage & Linguistics
poetry-magazineLanguage Studies: ‘Ahooyawpe’ / From the AirBy Casandra LópezMy phone is learning Tongva. I try—to type Eeyore and it autocorrects: Eyooshiraaw / our language. /… Related Audio Social CommentariesRace & EthnicityArts & SciencesLanguage & Linguistics