Stetson in RetrogradeBy Adam O. Davis1. If a house is haunted like a radio is haunted If a body is a radio of blood If a body of ghosts hums...Social CommentariesMoney & EconomicsLivingDeathLife ChoicesThe BodyThe MindMythology & FolkloreGhosts & the SupernaturalTechniquesRefrainAnxiety & InsecurityFor All Ages + 6 more
Frankenstein LoveBy Matthew ZapruderI think there was a movie once where Frankenstein fell in love with a vampire. A small mummy at first...LoveRomantic LoveLivingTime & BrevityRelationshipsMen & WomenArts & SciencesPhotography & FilmMythology & FolkloreGhosts & the SupernaturalMetersFree VerseTechniquesAllusionImageryMetaphor + 9 more
Poisonwell Diaries: The GhostBy Shanta LeeMama birthed me, Papa sold me in the land of weeping willows Traces of sin trail miles across skin, ...Social CommentariesClassRace & EthnicityLivingDeathSorrow & GrievingRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsMythology & FolkloreGhosts & the SupernaturalTechniquesPersonaAngerBlameGriefMelancholy & Despair + 9 more
Spirit ArithmeticBy Adam O. DavisOne nick. Two nick- els. Three lic- orice twists before bedtime. Four hours of a leaky faucet. Five ...Mythology & FolkloreGhosts & the SupernaturalTypes/ModesNursery Rhymes
William of Palerne: Lines 1-1066By Unknownþat it apertly was apayed for profite þat he feld, and [wrouȝt] buxumly by þe bestes wille in wise as...Mythology & FolkloreFairy-tales & LegendsGhosts & the SupernaturalTechniquesAlliteration
p1On the Decline of OraclesBy Sylvia PlathMy father kept a speckled conch By two bronze bookends of ships in sail, And as I listened its cold ...LivingThe MindMythology & FolkloreGhosts & the Supernatural
p1My Grandma Told Stories or Cautionary TalesBy Marlanda DekineGrandma Thelma told me if I slept on my back a hag would ride me and I’d never return, so I trained ...LivingYouthThe MindMemory & NostalgiaRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsMythology & FolkloreGhosts & the Supernatural
Calling the deadBy Jennifer WongOn certain nights they come back, ghost story fragments lodged in my head from midnight taxi rides. ...Mythology & FolkloreGhosts & the SupernaturalHorrorJoy & Contentment
We and the Dead Ride Quick at NightBy L. M. RiveraWhen the home is no more When the mother's negative light goes also When solitude rips the door from...ReligionLivingRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsMythology & FolkloreGhosts & the SupernaturalGreek & Roman MythologyHorrorAngerMelancholy & Despair + 3 more
p1Dear Mothership,By Marcus Wickerit paralyzes their country mercy i will teach them how to be neighborly how to atomize property- lines...ReligionFaith & DoubtLivingThe MindDoubt & ContemplationMythology & FolkloreGhosts & the SupernaturalBlameDisappointment + 2 more
HinterlandsBy Sy HoahwahMy ancestors were not diligent and so they lived beside the fort that's neither on the maps of Heaven...Social CommentariesMoney & EconomicsRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsMythology & FolkloreGhosts & the SupernaturalGriefMelancholy & Despair
When I Return to Your Death As a PoetBy Rachel McKibbensWhen my daughter rushes into the living room, cheeks flushed from her wicked siblings who spring from...LivingParenthoodSorrow & GrievingThe MindMemory & NostalgiaTime & BrevityRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsHome LifeMythology & FolkloreGhosts & the SupernaturalGriefJoy & Contentment + 6 more
p1Image 004By Sumita ChakrabortyThe MindMemory & NostalgiaMythology & FolkloreGhosts & the Supernatural
Her KindBy Anne SextonI have gone out, a possessed witch, haunting the black air, braver at night; dreaming evil, I have done...Social CommentariesGender & SexualityMythology & FolkloreGhosts & the SupernaturalStanza FormsRhymed StanzaTechniquesConfessional
p1From “Aftering Delmore’s ‘Season in Hell’ [Rimbaud] 3”By John KinsellaI have gorged on a glorious dose of poison.—Triple blessings on the advice that was proffered!—My guts...LoveDesire & PassionSocial CommentariesCrime & PunishmentMoney & EconomicsWar & ConflictHistory & PoliticsReligionLivingLife ChoicesThe MindTime & BrevityArts & SciencesPhilosophyPoetry & PoetsReading & BooksMythology & FolkloreGhosts & the SupernaturalHorrorDisappointment + 13 more
p1A Little Cheonyeo Gwishin Appears in My KitchenBy Su ChoShe snaps the heads off dried anchovies, their eyes a black ant hill burying my toes. I’m breaking doenjang...Social CommentariesGender & SexualityRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsActivitiesEating & DrinkingMythology & FolkloreGhosts & the SupernaturalAnxiety & InsecurityHumorJoy & Contentment + 4 more
p1Cuauhtémoc XochipilliBy Jose Hernandez Diaz A jaguar sat in a tree. It was midsummer. The sun was shining fiercely. The jaguar was a golden color...NatureSummerAnimalsSocial CommentariesRace & EthnicityWar & ConflictHistory & PoliticsMythology & FolkloreGhosts & the SupernaturalAnxiety & InsecurityJoy & Contentment + 4 more
p1Ghosts (Homage to Burial)By Emily BerryYou can invest everything in someone. This one feeling chopping you up. Anyone can go into the night...LoveLivingLife ChoicesThe MindDoubt & ContemplationRelationshipsMythology & FolkloreGhosts & the SupernaturalTypes/ModesProse PoemAnxiety & InsecurityDisappointment + 5 more
p1HiddenBy John SpauldingWasn’t it the hidden folk lived under the barn that summer when no one left them their porridge and ...Social CommentariesTown & Country LifeThe MindDoubt & ContemplationMemory & NostalgiaRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsActivitiesSports & Outdoor ActivitiesMythology & FolkloreGhosts & the SupernaturalBlame + 5 more
p1PineolaBy Sy HoahwahSevered finger of a convicted murderer uncurls like a waking pet. Demonic compass points toward the ...LivingThe BodyMythology & FolkloreGhosts & the SupernaturalHorrorAnxiety & Insecurity