Poetry

73 poems

Transport — Betty Adcock

animalsmortalitymemory

Word for the 21st Century — Betty Adcock

languagebodyecology

God or No God — Dilruba Ahmed

griefillnessreligion

Planet of the Aged — Heather Altfeld

agingbodymortality

The one drag show in town is closing — Anne Barngrove

genderurban-lifeecology

The Blank Page — Michael Bazzett

arthumorlanguage

The Conversation Paused — Michael Bazzett

animalsrural-lifefood

The Reader — Michael Bazzett

artlanguagebody

Self-Deliverance with a Line from George Herbert — Traci Brimhall

desirereligionbody

Translation Theory — Traci Brimhall

warviolencelanguage

Environmental Impact Statement — Colin Cheney

naturearttechnology

Post-Oil — Colin Cheney

naturerural-lifeecology

Athwominie — Laura Da’

historyreligiondisplacement

Auction of the Bonded — Laura Da’

historyclassdisplacement

Curving of the Corn — Laura Da’

historychildbirthfolklore

Frontier Arithmetic — Laura Da’

historyfamilyrural-life

When My Childless Friend Asks What the Birth Was Like — Jaclyn Dwyer

childbirthbodyfriendship

The Mermaid Who Wants to Play House Finds Only Wrecked Ships to Live In — Jaclyn Dwyer

fertilitybodyfriendship

Katie Myers — Jesse Graves

rural-lifefolklorememory

Todd Fredson — Josué Guébo

Sally’s Daughter, a Young Poet, Explores the Idea of Dad — Jenny Irish

familymortalitymemory

Sally Isn’t Doing Well — Jenny Irish

familylossdesire

Fable — Rodney Jones

agingidentityhumor

Making Ready — Rodney Jones

placeagingrural-life

The Portal of the Years — Rodney Jones

timememoryplace

Roommates, 1969 — Rodney Jones

friendshipaddictionhumor

Staying in Cold Springs — Rodney Jones

marriagefamilyclass

Body Bags — Andrew Kozma

mortalitybodywork

Karen Greenlee — Andrew Kozma

mortalitydesirebody

Manifesto — Andrew Kozma

mortalityloveart

Epitaph on a Stone — Rickey Laurentiis

identityracebody

Lord and Chariot — Rickey Laurentiis

raceviolenceidentity

Mood for Love — Rickey Laurentiis

religionraceviolence

Writing an Elegy — Rickey Laurentiis

historyviolencerace

Poem Ending with a Hotel on Fire — Larry Levis

classplacememory

Elegy with a Darkening Trapeze Inside It — Larry Levis

historypoliticsmortality

Bramble Lane — William Logan

childhoodfamilysexuality

Sincerity — William Logan

naturelanguagesolitude

The Truth Dog — William Logan

folklorehumorlanguage

Is there any proof that unicorns exist? — Janet McNally

mythchildhooddesire

What is the most venomous animal? — Janet McNally

griefloveanimals

Black Pan — Joseph Millar

naturemarriagework

Instinctive Drowning Response — David Moolten

lovelossbody

Scylla & Charybdis — David Moolten

marriagelovedesire

The Invalid Master and His Slave Take a Train from Macon to Savannah, 1848 — Melissa Range

racehistorygender

Noyes Academy, the Nation’s First Coeducational Integrated School, Canaan, New Hampshire, 1835 — Melissa Range

racehistoryplace

If the Girl Refuses — Sue William Silverman

violencebodygender

A foolish moon in a foolish sky — Ron Smith

travelhistorymemory

St. Petersburg, Petrograd, Leningrad,Petersburg — Ron Smith

politicshistorytravel

Seven Deadly Sins — Ron Smith

humorfamilymarriage

Last. Child. Last. Child. — Sofia Starnes

languagefamilychildhood

Supermarket in Autumn — Margo Taft Stever

rural-lifenaturework

Surfaces — Margo Taft Stever

homeanimalssolitude

The Darkroom — David St. John

artlovememory

Going Places — David St. John

placememorymortality

Cruising Altitude — Lena Khalaf Tuffaha

traveldisplacementhome

My English Teacher Tells Me — Lena Khalaf Tuffaha

languagetranslationidentity

The Abandoned Hour — GWG.C. Waldrep

religionmythmortality

The Lame Take the Prey — GWG.C. Waldrep

religionmythmortality

River Bytham — GWG.C. Waldrep

naturehistoryreligion

St. Winifred’s Well (2) — GWG.C. Waldrep

religionmythnature

Absolute Rhythm — David Wojahn

griefarttechnology

Canis Familiarus — David Wojahn

animalshomenature

Concerning Pan — David Wohan

mythillnessnature

Extinction Event: The Book of Revelation, as Interpreted by Link Wray — David Wojahn

musichistorypolitics

Give Orange Me Give Eat Orange Me Eat Orange Give Me Eat Orange Give Me You — David Wojahn

animalslanguagescience

Sinatra: The Concert at Pompeii, 1991 — David Wojahn

agingmusicmortality

The Cardinal — Chelsea Woodard

griefnaturemortality

Charis — Chelsea Woodard

mythwarmarriage

Hypatia — Chelsea Woodard

mythsciencesolitude

All the Grand Deaths — Tobias Wray

familymortalityviolence

Arrowhead — Robert Wrigley

placehistorypolitics

Since Last We Spoke — Javier Zamora

immigrationfamilydisplacement