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-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-magazineMusic for VoiceBy Kim OkiSonorous music for voice— I heara short but elegiac, painedmelody— for long discardeddreams of a simple…Arts & SciencesMusicGriefMelancholy & Despair
poetry-magazine성락By Kim Ok울려 나오는 악성의 느리고도 짧은 애닯은 곡조에 나의 사라진 옛 꿈은 그윽하게 살아 내 가슴 아파라. 설움 가득한 악성의 빠르고도 더딘 애닯은 곡조에 뒤숭숭한 그 생각은 고요하…Arts & SciencesMusicGriefMelancholy & Despair
Sun RaBy Jim Corythis messenger in quicksilver capesneaks past speakerbanks the band in mid-tunehis carefully coiffed…Social CommentariesPopular CultureArts & SciencesMusic
My Date with Glenn GouldBy Jim CoryWhat god does hepray to, swayinglike that, mutteringorange chordsat the cloudsdrifting byinside his …Arts & SciencesMusicJoy & Contentment
poetry-magazineOrfeoBy Dan Beachy-QuickI created more loss where I meant to make less.Created more debt where I meant to make depth.Created… Related Audio LoveHeartache & LossLivingDeathSorrow & GrievingArts & SciencesMusicMythology & FolkloreGreek & Roman MythologyGrief + 3 more
poetry-magazineLullaby of Jazz Land: A Found Poem Comprised of Titles from the American SongbookBy Carole Boston WeatherfordIt was written in the stars: A child is born. From that moment on, I only had eyes for you. What a … Related Audio LoveClassic LoveRomantic LoveArts & SciencesMusic
poetry-magazineHow Long Has Trane Been GoneBy Jayne Cortez Tell me about the good things you clappin & laughin Will you remember or will you forget Forget about…Social CommentariesRace & EthnicityArts & SciencesMusic
poetry-magazineBlown Away by “Blues” from Bish at the BankBy George KalamarasEven the earth dies sometimes when it is most alive. Walter Bishop Jr. slaying the keys, Harold Vick… Related Audio Arts & SciencesMusic
poetry-magazineGUITARRABy Nicolás GuillénFueron a cazar guitarras,bajo la luna llena.Y trajeron ésta,pálida, fina, esbelta,ojos de inagotable…Arts & SciencesMusic
poetry-magazineGUITARBy Nicolás GuillénThey went out hunting for guitars,underneath the full moon.And they brought back her:pale, fine, lithe…Arts & SciencesMusic
I’m a Fool to Love YouBy Cornelius EadySome folks will tell you the blues is a woman,Some type of supernatural creature.My mother would tell…LoveBreak-ups & Vexed LoveRealistic & ComplicatedSocial CommentariesGender & SexualityRace & EthnicityLivingMarriage & CompanionshipRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsMen & WomenArts & SciencesMusicMetersFree VerseTechniquesImageryMetaphor + 11 more
poetry-magazineKitchen Table, or When Mildred Bailey Sings:By Kinsale DrakeGramophones were weapons, swallowing the dying songs— voices are still muted in the dust bowl of those… Related Audio Social CommentariesRace & EthnicityArts & SciencesMusic
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
poetry-magazineAt Church, I Tell My Mom She’s Singing Off-Key and She Says,By Michael FrazierI ain’t off-key. I just stepped out the key so when I return, you can understand the key a little bit… Related Audio ReligionArts & SciencesMusicTechniquesPersona
poetry-magazineMichael Receives Advice from Marceline the Vampire, the Queen of the Deadbeat Daddy Issues, on How to Cope with an Absent FatherBy Michael FrazierJust cause he’s your blood you can’t expect him to stay. The wet red of men will abandon a body if … Related Audio LivingParenthoodSorrow & GrievingYouthRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsArts & SciencesMusicTechniquesPersona + 3 more
poetry-magazinedramatic monologue as Beatriz FerreyraBy Stella Wongthis is some decomposed music. this is some double. o great and terrible pressing! submerged in the… Related Audio LivingDeathSorrow & GrievingArts & SciencesMusicTypes/ModesDramatic MonologueGrief
poetry-magazineThe Drums of NikaiBy Salima RiveraVibrant and throbbing the beat of his drums parrots the rhythm of his vibrating heart. The sheen of …Social CommentariesRace & EthnicityArts & SciencesMusic
poetry-magazineCharlie ParkerBy Frank Marshall DavisWho named him Yard Bird? He was a homing pigeon With no home to fly to Sky unlimited Route uncharted…Arts & SciencesMusic