poetry-magazineOda al BolilloBy Rigoberto González Ay, goldo, goldito, goldo con esos cachetitos asoleados, te quiero engullir a besos. Anda sigue, coquet…LoveBreak-ups & Vexed LoveHeartache & LossActivitiesEating & Drinking
poetry-magazineOde to the Bread RollBy Rigoberto GonzálezAy, goldo, goldito, goldowith those sunbathed baby cheeks,I want to gobble you up in kisses.Please go…LoveBreak-ups & Vexed LoveHeartache & LossActivitiesEating & Drinking
poetry-magazineThank You for the Cake Happy Birthday to No OneBy Maya Ribault Ciao sachet chum, porkpie panache, you ditsy-dots chatelaine. Takes that much work to be a fairy with… Related Audio The MindSolitudeActivitiesEating & Drinking
poetry-magazineStillBy Brittany PerhamThe doctor tells her what she can’t eatno grains no nuts no beans no sugar a tomato is OKbut no skins… Related Audio LivingGrowing OldHealth & IllnessRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsActivitiesEating & Drinking
poetry-magazineWhen the Seed Spans the Length of the FruitBy Omotara JamesWhen Sarah Vaughan pipes from the great American songbook, I forget time is dragging my body from one… Related Audio LoveDesire & PassionRealistic & ComplicatedThe BodyRelationshipsLGBTQ+ActivitiesEating & DrinkingGrief + 2 more
poetry-magazineStreet FoodBy Daniel HalpernThe redolence of rose and new road.The attar of grass, recently cut.The fish-whiff of anchovy.The spinning… Related Audio ActivitiesEating & DrinkingTravels & JourneysJoy & Contentment
poetry-magazineCorn, Squash, BeansBy Nicole Gonzalez The Spiritual Symbiotic Triad White corn masa harina puff up on the comal, Calabacitas steaming …Social CommentariesRace & EthnicityActivitiesEating & Drinking
poetry-magazineCrimson and JuniperBy Jalen Skye Smallcanyon Under noon’s gaze, eyes narrow search for the prize wether, ensnared by rope and legs bound by azure… Related Audio RelationshipsFamily & AncestorsActivitiesEating & Drinking
poetry-magazineSalt and SeaBy Ariana LeeMama is half a country away and I am newly adult,so I wash grapes, measuring salt by eyefuls to baptize… Related Audio RelationshipsFamily & AncestorsActivitiesEating & Drinking
poetry-magazineWild Blueberry Muffins for BeginnersBy Caroline Laganas 1 berry-stained month of summer 1 grandmother 2 cups flour ½ cup sugar 1 tablespoon baking powder ½… Related Audio RelationshipsFamily & AncestorsActivitiesEating & Drinking
poetry-magazineArs Poetica: Ambulthiyal AbecedarianBy Janiru LiyanageA pound of Bruised mangoes Cleaved into halves, chilied and salted like the heads of Dead fish, which…Social CommentariesRace & EthnicityRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsActivitiesEating & DrinkingTypes/ModesArs Poetica
CarrotBy Leah Naomi GreenTake all summer,your ember from the sun,its walking meditation. Store it in smallvaults of light to …NatureSummerActivitiesEating & Drinking
Black CherriesBy W. S. MerwinLate in May as the light lengthenstoward summer the young goldfinchesflutter down through the day for…NatureSpringActivitiesEating & DrinkingJoy & Contentment
poetry-magazineEulogy for the Cantina on Chapel St. that’s transformed into another bankBy Kinsale DrakeI feel god in this Taco Bell tonight: Cheese, beans, rice, the witching hour of missing someone. My… Related Audio RelationshipsFamily & AncestorsActivitiesEating & Drinking
Mrs. Butterworth, Uncle Ben & Aunt JemimaBy Frank X. Walker...walk into a bar in America. Butterworth says, I’m being repackaged. Ben says, I’m being rebranded…Social CommentariesPopular CultureRace & EthnicityHistory & PoliticsRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsActivitiesEating & DrinkingStanza FormsMixedMetersFree VerseTechniquesAllusionImageryMetaphor + 9 more
poetry-magazineStill Life, Wusthof in HandBy Carol McCarthy My husband leans against the counter, chopping onions, julienning bell peppers, his back to the door… Related Audio RelationshipsHome LifeActivitiesEating & Drinking
Contemplations at the Virgin de la Caridad Cafetería, Inc.By Richard BlancoQue será, el café of this holy, incorporated place, the wild steam of scorched espresso cakes rising…Social CommentariesRace & EthnicityLivingThe MindMemory & NostalgiaTime & BrevityRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsActivitiesEating & DrinkingTravels & JourneysGratitude + 5 more
poetry-magazineOf All ThingsBy Isabel GalleymoreAnd he said to himself, if primates, rodents, and hoofed mammals each have their place, so must noodles… Related Audio NatureAnimalsActivitiesEating & Drinking
poetry-magazineVinegarBy Sarah BarberThat summer I got very thin on my diet of he-loves-me-not: kale, fried egg, a tomato melted in butter… Related Audio LoveBreak-ups & Vexed LoveActivitiesEating & Drinking
poetry-magazineA BlessingBy Samyak ShertokTwice a year Apa cooked his “monk’s half-moon” dish: pumpkin blossom lamb curry—first crackle the fenugreek… Related Audio RelationshipsFamily & AncestorsActivitiesEating & Drinking