XLIX. ("its a secrete")By Jos Charles its a secrete the grls speeching mye hole / inn 2 the lindens / wee go out & playe footballe / verie...Social CommentariesGender & SexualityLivingComing of AgeYouthRelationshipsFriends & EnemiesActivitiesVerse FormsSonnetMetersFree VerseTechniquesImageryMetaphorTypes/ModesSeries/SequenceAnxiety & InsecurityDisappointment + 12 more
Bollywood ConfabulationBy Rajiv MohabirLook at your feet, so beautiful. Do not step on the ground, filth will smear them; your future will ...LoveDesire & PassionLivingThe BodyRelationshipsMen & WomenArts & SciencesPhotography & FilmVerse FormsSonnetStanza FormsCoupletMetersFree VerseTechniquesEpigraphImageryMetaphor + 11 more
p1My Hair Burned Like BereniceBy Ruth AwadDays of rain. The drey outside my window would keel and the wind would plunder. My heart was valent ...NatureWeatherSocial CommentariesGender & SexualityLivingHealth & IllnessSorrow & GrievingThe BodyMythology & FolkloreGreek & Roman MythologyVerse FormsSonnetMetersFree VerseTechniquesImagerySimile + 10 more
Post TruthBy David TaitA week of autumn snow, and today the sun, the buildings fizzy with melting, the beggar draping his sheets...NatureFallTrees & FlowersWeatherLivingParenthoodRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsVerse FormsSonnetStanza FormsTercetTechniquesImagery + 7 more
Autumn Testament #12By James K. BaxterThe wish to climb a ladder to the loft Of God dies hard in us. The angels Jacob saw Were not himself...LoveDesire & PassionReligionFaith & DoubtGod & the DivineThe SpiritualLivingThe BodyThe MindTime & BrevityVerse FormsSonnetStanza FormsCoupletTechniquesAllusionImageryMetaphorTypes/ModesSeries/SequenceDisappointmentGrief + 15 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
p1Bikin’ I’m Bikin’By Shira ErlichmanOh no, I didn’t mean to believe in the infinite. Now I’m gripping the hand -lebars like shoulder blades...Verse FormsSonnet
Sonnet 145: Those lips that Love’s own hand did makeBy William ShakespeareThose lips that Love’s own hand did make Breathed forth the sound that said “I hate” To me that languished...Verse FormsSonnet
p1All the Words I Can Remember Are PoemsBy Michelle Peñalozaanak like a sigh born every day ilong lead by scent and know-how tanong asking questions about the world...NatureThe MindDoubt & ContemplationTime & BrevityRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsArts & SciencesLanguage & LinguisticsVerse FormsSonnetMetersFree VerseTechniquesImagery + 7 more
p1[Cupid laid by his brand, and fell asleep]By Trevor Ketnerbleed bull (lip, hair, spine)—sad candy fad— anon, i shave a dad, dig a staff into mud, stir daddylevel...Verse FormsSonnet
p1[My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun]By Trevor Ketnertransmisogynists seek hymen lie / “true” he of her (methodical rip)—rare, red snarls (boyish hair)—sew wet hernest...Verse FormsSonnet
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
From the Dark TowerBy Countee CullenWe shall not always plant while others reap The golden increment of bursting fruit, Not always countenance...LoveDesire & PassionSocial CommentariesVerse FormsSonnetDisappointmentGrief
p1june 8, the smiley barista remembers my nameBy Wo ChanBeauty on earth so blue, even the cheese flowers a culture with no democracy... Yesterday (for example...LoveDesire & PassionSocial CommentariesCities & Urban LifeHistory & PoliticsLivingLife ChoicesThe MindRelationshipsActivitiesEating & DrinkingJobs & WorkingArts & SciencesPoetry & PoetsVerse FormsSonnetJoy & ContentmentOptimism + 11 more
The Feast of StephenBy Anthony HechtI The coltish horseplay of the locker room, Moist with the steam of the tiled shower stalls, With shameless...Social CommentariesGender & SexualityVerse FormsSonnet
p1Epeli Hau‘ofaBy Sudesh MishraUp and down the campus he goes, chatting With clouds and trees or a bee worrying The hive of his beard...NatureSeas, Rivers, & StreamsActivitiesSchool & LearningArts & SciencesSciencesVerse FormsSonnetJoy & Contentment + 2 more
p1SonnetBy Anne Marie RooneyGlitz girls in the spackle. Teen climbed The boughed over stair. Stole lace to begin again In darkness...LoveDesire & PassionSocial CommentariesGender & SexualityLivingComing of AgeThe MindMemory & NostalgiaRelationshipsFriends & EnemiesVerse FormsSonnet + 5 more
p1The Gentle Art of Shabby DressingBy Spencer ShortThere’s nothing dandier than threadbare threads worn by a discerning shabby dresser. A collar’s fret...LivingTime & BrevityArts & SciencesPoetry & PoetsVerse FormsSonnet
p1The Boley RodeoBy Marilyn NelsonA collective family myth passed down across generations takes on the polished gleam of truth, and memories...NatureAnimalsSocial CommentariesRace & EthnicityHistory & PoliticsRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsActivitiesSports & Outdoor ActivitiesVerse FormsSonnetJoy & Contentment + 5 more
AmericaBy Claude McKayAlthough she feeds me bread of bitterness, And sinks into my throat her tiger’s tooth, Stealing my breath...Social CommentariesRace & EthnicityHistory & PoliticsIndependence DayVerse FormsSonnetAngerBlame