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poemBy Jake Skeets
the sun fails to make sense anymore an insect buzzes in overgrown red brome butterfly whistle spark of beetle or wire rush
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poemBy Suji Kwock Kim
fists clenched so tightly the knuckles paled to stone— then calmed myself to keep my brother and sister calm. Who would protect them if I said something back?
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poemBy Jarrett Moseley
What if telling a story was an exercise in forgiveness? A boy slips a rotting peach into his pocket and looks off the edge of a cliff. Here in the airport, waiting
it is this history
I care about
the one we make together
Digital Features from Poetry
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Prose from Poetry MagazineBy Solmaz SharifAn introduction to our June Jordan folio.
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From Poetry MagazineBy Esther Belin September 4, 2023
The process of knowing how to instrument this information and motivation was the logic behind grafting myself into the Poetry Foundation.
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AudioFrom The Poetry Magazine Podcast October 2023
This week, Cindy Juyoung Ok speaks with Kiki Petrosino, who has published five elegant and remarkable books, all with Sarabande, including the memoir Bright (2022) and the poetry collection White...
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poemBy Buddhadeva BoseDraw the window curtains, there’s nothing to see outside.Mere seducers all––those grasses, shimmering skies.Remove the dolls and goldfish, clear the room of flowers,and put your trust in the monotonous void.
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poemBy Louise GlückMother died last night,Mother who never dies.Winter was in the air,many months awaybut in the air nevertheless.It was the tenth of May.Hyacinth and apple blossombloomed in the back garden.We could hearMaria singing songs from Czechoslovakia —How alone I am —songs of that...
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poemBy Calvin ForbesI am fancied by your leech who ownsMy rooms; with a hit like mine centerHasn’t a chance. Who stole my bluesDid I give them away? I work softly,
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