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A Poem in Luxembourgish on New YorkBy Pierre JorisIt wasn’t even around Pentecost and nothing was flowering but it was an overheated day …Social CommentariesCities & Urban LifeLivingJoy & Contentment
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poetry-magazineDetroitBy Kira Alexis TuckerThese days, the plants are overtaking the plants, abandoned factory packing centers overgrown with … Related Audio Social CommentariesCities & Urban LifeRace & EthnicityHistory & Politics
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The Descent of Alette [“A car”]By Alice Notley"A car" "awash with blood" "Blood at our feet" "& I& others" "have small springs" "of blood from our…Social CommentariesCities & Urban LifeLivingThe Body
Small Essays on Disappearance By J. Mae BarizoMorning in the city and the performancethat is Madison Avenue wearing diamondstuds for breakfast, my…Social CommentariesCities & Urban LifeRace & EthnicityLivingParenthoodThe MindDoubt & Contemplation
poetry-magazinePrestigeBy Zoe DoradoAll the second-gen immigrant Berkeley moms somehow allwent to Stanford. I’m laughing becauseI want to…Social CommentariesCities & Urban LifeClassRace & EthnicityRelationshipsFamily & Ancestors
poetry-magazineCODEX©By Nick Makoha SAMO© first appears as a tag on a New York City wall in 1978 two blocks down from Aswad bookstore… Related Audio Social CommentariesCities & Urban LifePopular CultureArts & SciencesPainting & SculpturePhotography & Film
poetry-magazineWhile Everything Else Was Falling ApartBy Ada LimónIn the Union Square subway station nearly fifteen years ago now, the L train came clanking by where …Social CommentariesCities & Urban LifeThe Mind
poetry-magazineSaturdaysBy Jayne CortezWhy do people always choose saturdays to wig outI mean the ones who scream leave me alone i hate your…Social CommentariesCities & Urban LifeAnger
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Rain at NightBy Andrew FrisardiThe city lies back in its winding-sheetWhile little digits drum a steady beatOn roofs and terraces, …NatureWeatherSocial CommentariesCities & Urban LifeStanza FormsCoupletRhymed Stanza
The City in Which I Love YouBy Li-Young LeeAnd when, in the city in which I love you,even my most excellent song goes unanswered,and I mount the…LoveDesire & PassionSocial CommentariesCities & Urban LifeRelationshipsMen & WomenTechniquesImageryMetaphorPassion + 3 more
BuzzardBy Milan DěžinskýI had taken him to his motherand was returning along the D8.In the breakdown lane several cars, and …NatureAnimalsSocial CommentariesCities & Urban Life
BlackbottomBy Toi DerricotteWhen relatives came from out of town,we would drive down to Blackbottom,drive slowly down the congested…Social CommentariesCities & Urban LifeRace & EthnicityThe MindDoubt & ContemplationAnxiety & Insecurity
poetry-magazineWalk ’BoutBy Kwame DawesIt was the prophets and the seers, they were the ones who anointed my city holy—Kingston of dust and… Related Audio Social CommentariesCities & Urban LifeHistory & PoliticsLivingYouth
poetry-magazineThe PhotographerBy Madeleine CravensWe sat in the narrow plaza filled with metal tables by the construction site. It was warm, around 5 … Related Audio Social CommentariesCities & Urban LifeArts & SciencesPhotography & FilmAnxiety & Insecurity
poetry-magazinetiresBy Jan Wagnerwhere the city starts to come undone, at the railroad embankment, beyond the staunch colossal cicada… Related Audio Social CommentariesCities & Urban LifeThe MindDoubt & Contemplation
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