p1Stunt DoubleBy Tomás Q. MorínIn this life, there are starsand there are stunt doubles.Before I became one of those fathersobsessed...LoveSocial CommentariesClassRace & EthnicityLivingParenthoodRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsFriends & EnemiesActivitiesSchool & LearningSports & Outdoor ActivitiesArts & SciencesReading & BooksFather's DayAngerDisappointmentJoy & ContentmentOptimism + 12 more
Ingmar Bergman’s Seventh SealBy Robert DuncanThis is the way it is. We seethree ages in one: the child Jesusinnocent of Jerusalem and Rome- magically...ReligionChristianityLivingDeathSorrow & GrievingArts & SciencesPhotography & FilmEasterMetersFree VerseTechniquesImageryMetaphorGrief + 7 more
p1Day of DemonstrationsBy Sharon OldsAnother Grand Jury does not hand an indictment down (“I Can’t Breathe”), and for a moment it seems as...September 11th
p1CaregivingBy Angela JacksonBefore the doctor told me I could not leave her, Not even for fifteen minutes, Twice a week I would ...LivingParenthoodMother's Day
The Same CityBy Terrance HayesThe rain falling on a night in mid-December, I pull to my father’s engine wondering how long I’ll remember...ReligionGod & the DivineLivingParenthoodRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsChristmasFather's Day
The Best Slow DancerBy David WagonerUnder the sagging clotheslines of crepe paper By the second string of teachers and wallflowers In the...LoveFirst LoveInfatuation & CrushesNatureThe BodyRelationshipsArts & SciencesTheater & DanceValentine's Day + 2 more
Lines to My FatherBy Countee CullenThe many sow, but only the chosen reap; Happy the wretched host if Day be brief, That with the cool ...ReligionLivingGrowing OldLife ChoicesParenthoodRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsFather's DayGriefOptimism + 3 more
Karenge ya MarengeBy Countee CullenWherein are words sublime or noble? What Invests one speech with haloed eminence, Makes it the sesame...Social CommentariesWar & ConflictHistory & PoliticsThe MindDoubt & ContemplationMythology & FolkloreHeroes & PatriotismIndependence DayVerse FormsSonnetBlameDisappointment + 5 more
Mother's DayBy Lewis MacAdamsJust to say that today the female power is revealed by the blue sky flapping in the laundry on the roof...Social CommentariesGender & SexualityRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsMother's DayGratitude
HeritageBy Countee CullenWhat is Africa to me: Copper sun or scarlet sea, Jungle star or jungle track, Strong bronzed men, or...Social CommentariesHistory & PoliticsKwanzaaStanza FormsCoupletGratitude
p1Shelter in PlaceBy Ron SillimanPutting the pox in apocalypse the pudding in the skull has a lemony taste just a little until you push...Social CommentariesPopular CultureHistory & PoliticsSeptember 11thMelancholy & Despair
Thanksgiving Day [“Over the river and through the wood”]By Lydia Maria ChildOver the river and through the wood, To grandfather's house we go; The horse knows the way To carry ...ActivitiesTravels & JourneysThanksgivingStanza FormsRhymed StanzaClassicsHolidaysTimeless Treasures
Blue MoonBy W. S. Di PieroThey’re gathering now cone-head ghouls Spider-Man fly-by-nighters’ burnt-cork cheeks flailed sheets ...Social CommentariesCities & Urban LifeHalloweenSeptember 11thMetersFree Verse
Father’s Day for Gay BoysBy Dan VeraOne beside another—brothers Seven diviners of what lies beyond the truths we have uncovered. One makes...LoveRealistic & ComplicatedSocial CommentariesGender & SexualityLivingLife ChoicesThe MindDoubt & ContemplationMemory & NostalgiaRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsLGBTQ+Father's DayAnxiety & InsecurityGriefJoy & Contentment + 9 more
A FingerBy John BalabanAfter most of the bodies were hauled away and while the FBI and the Fire Department and NYPD were still...Social CommentariesCities & Urban LifeWar & ConflictLivingDeathSeptember 11th
I Thought a Tree DyingBy Sandra DollerI thought a tree dying was a sign of pestilence or terror or you’d done something wrong in your life...NatureAnimalsTrees & FlowersLivingGrowing OldInfancyParenthoodYouthThe BodyThe MindMemory & NostalgiaRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsMother's DayAnxiety & InsecurityJoy & ContentmentOptimism + 10 more
I Saw This Day ComingBy Stacy SzymaszekI saw this day coming class would end and it would be night time to attach bike lights tonight I lit...NatureFallRelationshipsFriends & EnemiesActivitiesJobs & WorkingSchool & LearningArts & SciencesPoetry & PoetsHalloween + 3 more
Cinco de MayoBy Luis J. RodríguezCinco de Mayo celebrates a burning people, those whose land is starved of blood, civilizations which...Social CommentariesCities & Urban LifeRace & EthnicityCinco de Mayo
Portrait from the InfantryBy Alan DuganHe smelled bad and was red-eyed with the miseries of being scared while sleepless when he said this:...Social CommentariesWar & ConflictLivingMarriage & CompanionshipParenthoodMemorial Day
Remembering an Account ExecutiveBy Alan DuganHe had a back office in his older brother’s advertising agency and understood the human asshole. He ...Social CommentariesMoney & EconomicsActivitiesJobs & WorkingLabor Day