Ode to FacemasksBy Xi ChuanIf I could, I would put on a facemask and walk into the desert to meet with fairies and angels. I put...Social CommentariesHistory & PoliticsLivingLife ChoicesArts & SciencesPoetry & PoetsMetersFree VerseTypes/ModesOdeHumor + 4 more
p1ToastBy D. A. PowellSaid my illness I’m tired of being serious all the time I don’t like how you treat me like we haven’...LivingHealth & IllnessThe BodyTime & BrevityArts & SciencesHumor & SatireMetersFree VerseTechniquesImageryGriefHumor + 5 more
p1First of DecemberBy Natalie ShaperoGod come on stop cutting me out of your photos God stop dragging the mouse around my shopworn body like...Social CommentariesReligionGod & the DivineLivingDeathThe MindDoubt & ContemplationVerse FormsSonnetMetersFree VerseTechniquesImageryMetaphorSimileHumorMelancholy & Despair + 10 more
AllegoryBy Rafael CampoOutside somewhere, beneath an atmosphere So pure and new each breath is musical And silent, mouth-watering...Social CommentariesWar & ConflictHistory & PoliticsMetersFree VerseTechniquesMetaphorAngerHumorMelancholy & Despair + 3 more
p1Still Doing ItBy Susan BrowneI know something’s cooking When you give me that look, Your eyes appearing slightly crossed Above your...LoveDesire & PassionRealistic & ComplicatedLivingGrowing OldHealth & IllnessMarriage & CompanionshipRelationshipsHome LifeHumorJoy & ContentmentOptimism + 5 more
p1Knotted TonguesBy Amorette "Epiphany" LormilI’ve parked parts of an 8-knot tongue somewhere in my breath My glottal effect be global Sound like ...Social CommentariesClassRace & EthnicityHistory & PoliticsLivingThe BodyArts & SciencesLanguage & LinguisticsAnxiety & InsecurityDisappointmentHumor + 4 more
Supermarket SurferBy Wanda Colemanwhat bohunkian images i have of you crash against my niggernoggin as i shiver and stroll long air-conditioned...Social CommentariesClassRace & EthnicityArts & SciencesPoetry & PoetsHumorMelancholy & Despair
Imagination PoemBy Ya ShiImagining another person is like writing my diary in poetry. We don't know each other, but the same ...LivingThe MindRelationshipsHumorOptimism
Coochy-CooBy Kit SchluterYou can call me Puppy, or you can call me Sweetybuns. You can call me Glasscake, Cromagnonpoops, or Pigeonselter . . . You could even...LoveDesire & PassionRealistic & ComplicatedRelationshipsArts & SciencesLanguage & LinguisticsBlameHumor
p1The Six Million Dollar Deaf BoyBy Raymond LuczakAfter being abducted by aliens and left incoherent in the woods across the street, the government would...LivingThe BodyRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsHome LifeAnxiety & InsecurityHumor
p1Toilet Paper Invective with Self-FlagellationBy Marcus WickerSome of you future motherfuckers oughta be ashamed about the state of your ply count. Ol’ hologram square...Social CommentariesPopular CultureHistory & PoliticsLivingLife ChoicesThe BodyActivitiesIndoor ActivitiesDisappointmentHumor + 3 more
p1Ode to Chinese Superstitions, Haircuts, and Being a GirlBy Dorothy ChanChinese superstition tells me it’s bad luck to get a haircut when I’m sick, and my hair gets cut twice...RelationshipsFamily & AncestorsHome LifeHumorOptimism
p1ApologyBy Christine GosnayMy mind is male. It likes to go into a thing and never come out. I’m sorry about it. It has an elaborate...LivingThe MindHumor
p1!By Wendy VidelockDear Writers, I’m compiling the first in what I hope is a series of publications I’m calling artists among artists...Social CommentariesGender & SexualityRelationshipsLGBTQ+Arts & SciencesPoetry & PoetsStanza FormsRhymed StanzaHumor + 2 more
The Zen of HouseworkBy Al ZolynasI look over my own shoulder down my arms to where they disappear under water into hands inside pink ...LivingRelationshipsHome LifeActivitiesIndoor ActivitiesHumorJoy & Contentment
SidemanBy Paul MuldoonI’ll be the Road Runner To your Wile E Coyote I’ll take you in my stride I’ll be a Sancho Panza To your...LoveSocial CommentariesPopular CultureRelationshipsArts & SciencesHumor & SatirePoetry & PoetsReading & BooksHumorJoy & ContentmentOptimism + 4 more
Perfect for Any OccasionBy Alberto Ríos1 Pies have a reputation. And it’s immediate —no talk of potential Regarding a pie. It’s good Or it ...Social CommentariesLivingTime & BrevityActivitiesEating & DrinkingArts & SciencesHumor & SatireAnxiety & InsecurityHumorJoy & Contentment + 3 more
Emily Dickinson at the Poetry SlamBy Dan VeraI will tell you why she rarely ventured from her house. It happened like this: One day she took the ...LoveDesire & PassionSocial CommentariesPopular CultureLivingLife ChoicesRelationshipsActivitiesIndoor ActivitiesJobs & WorkingTravels & JourneysArts & SciencesHumor & SatirePoetry & PoetsHumorJoy & Contentment + 9 more
a partyBy John Brandia party where everyone says goodbye then staysLivingActivitiesVerse FormsHaikuDisappointmentHumorJoy & ContentmentOptimism
p1CalamityBy Jeannine Hall GaileyYour family is coming over for Thanksgiving. Even worse, it’s snowing. Headless robots are playing soccer...LivingDisappointmentHumor