poetry-magazineMusée de la Chasse et de la NatureBy Jim WhitesideWe are in the trophy room, facing a wall of glass-eyed,lacquered things, when he says, I will never … Related Audio LoveHeartache & LossRealistic & ComplicatedNature
poetry-magazineLake ChateauBy Dorothea LaskyI still feel the sameAs the day that I first met youThough softened by all of this timeI still think… Related Audio LoveInfatuation & CrushesRealistic & ComplicatedThe MindMemory & Nostalgia
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-magazineFrom “Underworlds”By Kimberly Johnson i The last time I lost you, I had turned To salt. The hospice nurses all assured An easier passing… Related Audio LoveRealistic & ComplicatedLivingDeathHealth & IllnessMarriage & CompanionshipSorrow & GrievingGrief
Words to My LoveBy Countee CullenWhat if you comeAgain and swellThe throat of someMute bird;How shall I tell?How shall I knowThat it …LoveRealistic & ComplicatedRomantic LoveLivingLife ChoicesThe MindDoubt & Contemplation
But Not ForgottenBy Dorothy ParkerI think, no matter where you stray,That I shall go with you a way.Though you may wander sweeter lands…LoveDesire & PassionRealistic & Complicated
Pencil LetterBy Irina RatushinskayaI know it won't be receivedOr sent. The page will beIn shreds as soon as I have scribbled it.Later. …LoveRealistic & ComplicatedSocial CommentariesCrime & PunishmentThe MindMemory & NostalgiaTime & Brevity
Notes on DevotionBy Caroline Harper NewA man by the name of Skinner becomes famousfor keeping caged pigeons, whom his clock feeds or…LoveBreak-ups & Vexed LoveRealistic & ComplicatedMelancholy & Despair
RewindBy Anastasia Taylor-LindIt’s 9/11 the first time you stay.In the morning you bring Taliban poems back to bed.I drink cardamom…LoveRealistic & ComplicatedSocial CommentariesWar & ConflictThe MindDoubt & ContemplationMemory & NostalgiaMelancholy & Despair
poetry-magazineHe Was ChaoticBy Fatimah AsgharMy teacher says of their cat, now gone missing. In his absence, everything is still. The small, silvered… Related Audio LoveRealistic & ComplicatedRomantic LoveTime & BrevityRelationshipsPets
poetry-magazineThe Time Traveler Finally Falls in LoveBy T.S. Leonardand it ends, of course, in fabulous heartbreak, like anything—it’s not an if, but when—so the trick … Related Audio LoveHeartache & LossRealistic & ComplicatedRomantic LoveTime & Brevity
poetry-magazineIs This My Last Ferry Trip?By Martha SilanoIs this the last time I’ll admire the guysin their neon-yellow slickers, guiding usto our parking spots… Related Audio LoveRealistic & ComplicatedLivingDeathHealth & IllnessMarriage & CompanionshipActivitiesTravels & Journeys
poetry-magazineManuel Sánchez. My Pregnant Wife Sleeps in a Boardinghouse HallwayBy Lis SanchezDo I hear you, flitting dream, shaking your feathers? I am sitting perfectly still, preventing the … Related Audio LoveRealistic & ComplicatedThe MindDoubt & Contemplation
poetry-magazineDinah’s Back in TownBy Jayne CortezI wanna be bitchyI said I wanna be a bitchcause when you nicetrue love don’t comeinto your lifeYou get…LoveRealistic & ComplicatedSocial CommentariesGender & Sexuality
Love Poem with Apologies for My AppearanceBy Ada LimónSometimes, I think you get the worstof me. The much-loved loose forest-greensweatpants, the long bra…LoveRealistic & ComplicatedRomantic Love
poetry-magazineDeciding to End Your Life, You Thank MeBy Molly PeacockWhen you looked up and said, “Thank you,” I saw your gratitude rise over us like rain. It seemed external… Related Audio LoveRealistic & ComplicatedLivingDeathHealth & IllnessMarriage & CompanionshipSorrow & GrievingGratitudeGrief + 2 more
Unshuttered ["1. You crush me with your damning glimpses..."]By Patricia Smith1. You crush me with your damning glimpses, Anna. You,so rancorous, so wounding, and so cruelly bred…LoveDesire & PassionRealistic & ComplicatedUnrequited LoveSocial CommentariesRace & EthnicityPassion
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-magazineThis Is LoveBy Amanda JohnstonA friend once said, Love just means you’ll be there. I remember hospital rooms, machines humming softly… Related Audio LoveRealistic & ComplicatedLivingHealth & Illness
poetry-magazineI’m not excited by youBy Steven G FullwoodAnd how exciting is that? Still a man’s gotta get laid And you are a place to lie So here we are Lying… Related Audio LoveRealistic & ComplicatedRelationships