poetry-magazinei am the machine and i workBy Asha Futtermanmy job used to be teaching a machineto recognize complaints filed against police officersthat contained… Related Audio Social CommentariesGender & SexualityHistory & PoliticsActivitiesJobs & Working
poetry-magazineWork EthicBy Heidi WilliamsonYou’re fifteen and nowhere in a town on the edge of pitiful lands stripped of fruit. The burger van’… Related Audio ReligionFaith & DoubtLivingComing of AgeLife ChoicesYouthActivitiesJobs & WorkingMelancholy & Despair + 2 more
poetry-magazineWorking with Jimmy Above a Drop CeilingBy John MulcareWe inhaled slag wool in the throatof a Tennessee summer, installing cheapcan lights, like capping off… Related Audio Social CommentariesHistory & PoliticsThe BodyActivitiesJobs & Working
The Village BlacksmithBy Henry Wadsworth LongfellowUnder a spreading chestnut-tree The village smithy stands;The smith, a mighty man is he, With large…Social CommentariesTown & Country LifeActivitiesJobs & WorkingJoy & ContentmentOptimism
Take the I OutBy Sharon OldsBut I love the I, steel I-beam that my father sold. They poured the pig iron into the mold, and it fed…LivingLife ChoicesParenthoodThe MindRelationshipsHome LifeActivitiesJobs & WorkingMetersFree VerseTechniquesConfessionalImageryMetaphor + 7 more
Hattie McDaniel Arrives at the Coconut GroveBy Rita Dovelate, in aqua and ermine, gardeniasscaling her left sleeve in a spasm of scent,her gloves white, her…Social CommentariesPopular CultureRace & EthnicityHistory & PoliticsRelationshipsFriends & EnemiesActivitiesJobs & WorkingArts & SciencesPhotography & FilmTechniquesConsonance + 5 more
Henrietta's classifications for her bibliotheckBy Lydia Harris1Sunday vellum tongues with words of prayerMonday messages from the unknownTuesday how to…ActivitiesJobs & WorkingArts & SciencesLanguage & LinguisticsReading & Books
TillyBy James JoyceHe travels after a winter sun,Urging the cattle along a cold red road,Calling to them, a voice they …NatureLandscapes & PastoralsSocial CommentariesTown & Country LifeActivitiesJobs & WorkingJoy & Contentment
Hero-HouseBy Angela Jackson1. Yellow paint on brush. Black body leaning in wind. Mustached man. Father.2. House yellow…LivingThe MindMemory & NostalgiaRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsHome LifeActivitiesJobs & Working
poetry-magazine& Then #4By Sean Cho A.our wages: hourly: paid not in effort or labor but in the value of being present in attempt to ignore… Related Audio Social CommentariesClassActivitiesJobs & Working
Self-Portrait as David LynchBy David RoderickI wear a flower in my lapel. I like the sweetness of its lie in my nose. A carnation, the fool’s flower…Social CommentariesPopular CultureLivingThe MindActivitiesJobs & WorkingArts & SciencesPhotography & FilmStanza FormsTercetMetersFree VerseTechniquesImageryMetaphorPersonaTypes/ModesDramatic MonologueJoy & Contentment + 12 more
The Bug WranglerBy Mike DoughtyHe was jailed for cruelty to insects, and his agent wasn’t answering the phone, so he stayed awake in…NatureAnimalsSocial CommentariesCrime & PunishmentLivingLife ChoicesActivitiesJobs & WorkingArts & SciencesPhotography & FilmTechniquesImageryMetaphorPersonaTypes/ModesProse PoemAnxiety & InsecurityBlame + 11 more
poetry-magazineFemale CEOBy Jackie SabbaghI am so in love with the female CEO. My checks come on time and I saw the livestream of her speaking… Related Audio Social CommentariesGender & SexualityActivitiesJobs & Working
Bilingual ChristmasBy Pat MoraBuenos dias and hasta lue$o in boardrooms and strategy sessions, Where are your grateful holiday smiles…Social CommentariesPopular CultureRace & EthnicityRelationshipsFriends & EnemiesActivitiesJobs & WorkingArts & SciencesMusicTechniquesAllusion + 4 more
Variations on a Black Cinema Treasure: Broken EarthBy Terrance HayesBroken EarthYear of Release: 1939Running Time: 11 minutesCast: Clarence Muse and unidentified boyI am…Social CommentariesRace & EthnicityReligionThe SpiritualLivingHealth & IllnessRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsActivitiesJobs & WorkingArts & SciencesPhotography & FilmStanza FormsMixedMetersFree VerseTechniquesImageryMetaphorPersona + 13 more
poetry-magazineMayBy Edwina Attleefrom here I can see a rave and a jingling bell an early morning settling around the edges of the car… Related Audio Social CommentariesClassGender & SexualityMoney & EconomicsRace & EthnicityHistory & PoliticsActivitiesJobs & WorkingLabor Day + 2 more
now i’m bolognaBy José Olivarezmy parents were born from a car. they climbed out & kissed the car on its cheek. my grandmother. to …Social CommentariesRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsActivitiesJobs & Working
Cloud HandsBy Arthur SzeA woman moves through a Cloud Hands position, holding and rotating an invisible globe—thud, shattering…NatureLivingActivitiesJobs & WorkingSports & Outdoor Activities
Piers Plowman: Passus 6By William Langland‘þis were a wikkede wey but whoso hadde a gyde þat [myȝte] folwen us ech foot’: þus þis folk hem mened…ReligionChristianityLivingLife ChoicesActivitiesEating & DrinkingJobs & Working
A Complaint against BlacksmithsBy UnknownSwarte smekyd smepes smateryd wyth smoke. dryue me to deth wyth den of here dyntes. Swech noys on nyghtes…LivingActivitiesJobs & WorkingTechniquesAlliteration