poetry-magazineΘάλασσα της ΚύπϱουBy Elli PaionidouΜη με ϰαλείς, μη με ϰαλείς.Την αλμυϱή σου πϱόσϰληση δεν την αντέχω.Οι γλάϱοι ϐιάζονται ϰαι το ϰαϱάϐι… Related Audio NatureBodies of Water
poetry-magazineSea of CyprusBy Elli PaionidouDon’t summon me, don’t summon me.I can’t withstand your briny call.The gulls go scudding by, the boat… Related Audio NatureBodies of Water
poetry-magazine[Waves rolling up] ii.By Kimiko HahnIf I don’t taste the complicated waves—if I only see the rolling,only hear the roiling upor smell those… Related Audio NatureBodies of Water
poetry-magazineThe Poem with No EndBy Linda HoganFor those who don’t come to the end of this poem, some harsh and endless wave of ocean will bring to…NatureBodies of WaterSocial CommentariesWar & ConflictLivingDeathParenthoodRelationshipsFamily & Ancestors + 2 more
poetry-magazineThe Big Running RiverBy GuangziThe flowing river, running a thousand liI’ve been standing on its shore, in a dazeTime rushes forward… Related Audio NatureBodies of Water
poetry-magazine大河流淌By Guangzi大河流淌,一去千里我在岸上恍惚站了一生时光奔涌,岁月漂移流淌的大河只剩下波浪和泥沙我替曾经的人站在岸上我替一条大河无边无际的流淌大河流淌,天地寂寥仿佛大河从不流淌 Related Audio NatureBodies of WaterTime & Brevity
Joyous SeaBy Magda PortalI'm a sea since I could never have been a riverAn unchanneled seaof green merrimentsand solitary depths…NatureBodies of WaterLivingThe MindJoy & ContentmentOptimism
Sagesse “10”By H.D.Or is it a great tide that covers the rock-poolso that it and the rock are indistinguishablefrom the…NatureBodies of WaterThe MindDoubt & ContemplationAnxiety & Insecurity
From Dart: sewage worker ["It's a rush"]By Alice OswaldIt's a rush, a sploosh of sewage, twenty thousand cubic metres being pumped in, stirred and settled …NatureBodies of WaterSocial CommentariesArts & SciencesSciencesTechniquesPersona
The Pumpkin TideBy Richard BrautiganI saw thousands of pumpkins last nightcome floating in on the tide,bumping up against the rocks androlling…NatureFallBodies of WaterHalloween
A Maritime VocabularyBy Zoë Skouldingwhat travessia/trip/travesia/trajet traverses the wreck/naufragio/naufragio/naufrageof…NatureBodies of WaterActivitiesTravels & JourneysArts & SciencesLanguage & Linguistics
Watershed and Shield ReminiscenceBy Liz HowardAmid moonscape railingscognition drained its basinone brother was bornon land black from the mineall…NatureBodies of WaterThe MindMemory & Nostalgia
River PiecesBy Don Domanski*clouds creak in the skyherons creak in the sky. *the dark approaches itselffrom all sides once again…NatureBodies of WaterThe MindDoubt & Contemplation
Shallow EstuaryBy Stuart CookeClick the image above to access the JPG of this visual poem so you can zoom to read the text. A plain…NatureBodies of WaterSocial CommentariesHistory & PoliticsTypes/ModesConcrete or Pattern Poetry
Stream LoggersBy Karen HouleOne man and one woman park the government Jeepon the gravel shoulder of the Grand River watershed.Paired…NatureBodies of WaterSocial CommentariesArts & SciencesSciences
Disentangling a Gray WhaleBy Maya KhoslaWater minus air becomes wound.Her blowhole, bursts of breathing,trapped in an endless curtain of netting…NatureAnimalsBodies of WaterLivingSorrow & Grieving
ByzantiumBy William Butler YeatsThe unpurged images of day recede; The Emperor's drunken soldiery are abed; Night resonance recedes,…NatureBodies of WaterLivingThe MindTime & Brevity
Deep Water TrawlingBy Jorie GrahamThe blades like irises turning very fast to see you completely—steel-blue then red where the cut occurs…NatureBodies of WaterLivingSorrow & GrievingThe MindDoubt & ContemplationTypes/ModesProse PoemGrief + 2 more
Breakers ["And then, rained down"]By Raúl ZuritaAnd then rained down from ferocious cloudsour empty pupils heard the suspended breakersbeat while down…LoveNatureBodies of WaterTime & BrevityGrief
Twentieth Amanita OdeBy Peter O’LearyIn a windthe lake's scissoring surfaceand the Sun's vernal glarethe gulls cut to curlsin their turns…NatureBodies of Water