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poetry-magazineMouthBy Mona ArshiWhen I was thirteen and dumb as bark andmarried to a king and looked into mirrorsmy mouth unwatchable… Related Audio Social CommentariesGender & SexualityThe BodyMythology & FolkloreGreek & Roman Mythology
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Metamorphoses: The Female IntoBy Maggie Queeneylaurel tree, limbs bent and twined into crown heifer bank of marsh reeds,handful lashed into pipes, …Social CommentariesGender & SexualityMythology & FolkloreGreek & Roman MythologyAngerBlame
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Can You Describe Your Years in Prison?By Aria AberOver Skype, I try to document my mother’s bald-shaved youth—she has a surplus in truths, and science…Social CommentariesCrime & PunishmentWar & ConflictRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsMythology & FolkloreGreek & Roman MythologyMetersFree VerseTechniquesImageryMetaphorSimile + 6 more
At IthacaBy H.D.Over and back, the long waves crawl and track the sand with foam; night darkens and the sea takes on… Related Audio LoveDesire & PassionSocial CommentariesWar & ConflictMythology & FolkloreGreek & Roman MythologyTechniquesImagerySimile + 2 more
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ErysichthonBy OvidSome are transformed just once And live their whole lives after in that shape. Others have a facility… Related Audio Social CommentariesGender & SexualityThe BodyMythology & FolkloreGreek & Roman MythologyTypes/ModesEpic
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Refusing EurydiceBy Ladan OsmanSomeone tells me the earth and everything in itwill belong to me if I catch the horizon before sundown…LoveRealistic & ComplicatedSocial CommentariesGender & SexualityRace & EthnicityRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsMen & WomenMythology & FolkloreGreek & Roman Mythology + 3 more
Red Meat: Fragments of StesichorosBy Anne CarsonI. GERYON Geryon was a monster everything about him was red Put his snoutsnout This image, suggestive…Mythology & FolkloreGreek & Roman Mythology