PostludeBy Rita DoveYou prefer me invisible, no more thana crisp salute far away fromyour silks and firewood and woolens…NatureSocial CommentariesTown & Country LifeLivingBlame
Man and the AnimalsBy Umberto SabaTranslated By Patrick WorsnipMan, your misfortune’s bottomless.You’re too much and too little. You surveywith envy (though you think…NatureAnimalsSocial CommentariesBlameDisappointment
poetry-magazinePoemBy Sean Singer“Spray down the perimeterwith wolf pissto keep the deer away.” No, but I can certainly relate on an … Related Audio NatureLivingAngerBlame
Silent PartnerBy Frank X WalkerI learn today that mama,being property,was massa's investment. That taken all together,the only thing…AngerBlame
poetry-magazineSpiral, Surrounded by Spoiled Accord (Or, Schizoaffective, Unspecified)By Rickey Laurentiis What I have done is created History, exquisite manuscripts With angering blame. What I have done is… Related Audio LivingLife ChoicesThe MindDoubt & ContemplationAngerBlame
poetry-magazineDomestic InteriorBy Shara McCallumPain enters through an open windowand you say it is the wind.It marrows into beams, gutterswalls. Still… Related Audio LivingSorrow & GrievingRelationshipsHome LifeBlameMelancholy & Despair
Callie Barr's Black BottomBy Malcolm TariqYou may find her behind Rowan Oak, a shadow of fortress where then now you find no real entry place. Social CommentariesClassRace & EthnicityLivingDeathSorrow & GrievingBlameGrief
Six Reasons I Can't Answer the Door for Him at 3 in the MorningBy Sarah Carson The last man here wanted what could not be taken: My girl, he'd say, my baby. The narrow of his eyes…Social CommentariesGender & SexualityLivingComing of AgeThe BodyAngerAnxiety & InsecurityBlame
Afternoon in SchoolBy D. H. Lawrence The Last Lesson When will the bell ring, and end this weariness? How long have they tugged the leash… Related Audio LivingLife ChoicesActivitiesSchool & LearningAngerBlameBoredom
Knucklehead Learns a New WordBy Zach CzaiaI'm sorry it wasn't till the end of the yearthat I asked you to write about yourselves. You filled pages…ReligionGod & the DivineRelationshipsFriends & EnemiesActivitiesSchool & LearningBlameDisappointmentGratitude + 2 more
Home EconomicsBy Chaelee DaltonConsider the market. Consider the gross domestic product of Korea. Call it Kimchi.Ferment culture in…Social CommentariesRace & EthnicityWar & ConflictRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsHome LifeAngerBlame
Stories No One Wants to Hear [V-XII]By Anastasia Taylor-Lindv.Isn’t it dangerous to be a woman? Surrounded by men, questionsabout risk-taking, parenting (I’m childless…Social CommentariesClassGender & SexualityLivingYouthRelationshipsHome LifeAnxiety & InsecurityBlame + 2 more
Metamorphoses: The Female IntoBy Maggie Queeneylaurel tree, limbs bent and twined into crown heifer bank of marsh reeds,handful lashed into pipes, …Social CommentariesGender & SexualityMythology & FolkloreGreek & Roman MythologyAngerBlame
Untoward Occurrence at Embassy Suites Poetry ReadingBy Randall MannFirst I want to thank you all for coming,for standing so patiently in line.I know these are difficult…Social CommentariesRelationshipsFriends & EnemiesArts & SciencesPoetry & PoetsBlameDisappointment
26 ["Frequently / for those"]By SapphoTranslated By Anne Carson ]frequently ]for those I treat well are the ones who most of all ]…AngerBlame
Alive at the End of the World ("The end of the world was mistaken")By Saeed JonesThe end of the world was mistakenfor just another midday massacrein America. Brain matter and broken…Social CommentariesPopular CultureRace & EthnicityWar & ConflictAngerAnxiety & InsecurityBlame
poetry-magazineSpring Comes EarlyBy Joan Kwon Glass I get good at pretending that I don’t blame you for his death, and this is all it takes to keep you… Related Audio LivingDeathSorrow & GrievingRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsBlameGrief
Clive SongBy Anne CarsonIf I were an early personI'd look for the limits of human wisdomby going to sacred oak treesor the local…Social CommentariesCrime & PunishmentWar & ConflictHistory & PoliticsLivingLife ChoicesBlameDisappointmentGrief + 2 more
After The Abortion, an Older White Planned Parenthood Volunteer Asks If My Husband Is Here & Squeezes My Thigh and Says, “You Made The Right Decision,” and Then “Look What Could Happen If Trump Were President, I Mean, You Might Not Even Be Here.”By Camonghne FelixWhat else could I say except I agree with you really am bulldozedwith grief my strength a whistle in…Social CommentariesGender & SexualityRace & EthnicityLivingSorrow & GrievingThe BodyAngerAnxiety & InsecurityBlameGrief + 3 more
The Bug WranglerBy Mike DoughtyHe was jailed for cruelty to insects, and his agent wasn’t answering the phone, so he stayed awake in the cell all night, pictures jumping around his head of the cops and the blowdryer they took as evidence. He used...NatureAnimalsSocial CommentariesCrime & PunishmentLivingLife ChoicesActivitiesJobs & WorkingArts & SciencesPhotography & FilmTechniquesImageryMetaphorPersonaTypes/ModesProse PoemAnxiety & InsecurityBlame + 11 more