poetry-magazineAll my life I was a bride married to amazementBy Jane ZwartWhen death comes, final and novel—the trick cul-de-sac or burst dam, a doorthat opening erases or shutting… Related Audio LivingDeathLife ChoicesThe MindMemory & NostalgiaJoy & ContentmentPassion
poetry-magazineAs BeeBy Paula BohinceForgive my trespass, I mistook for work a crownof raspberries and custard. Thank you, tartlet, thank… Related Audio NatureAnimalsLivingTime & Brevity
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-magazineOn This Bit of Soiled Sadness…By Nakahara ChūyaTranslated By Jeffrey AnglesOn this bit of soiled sadnessThe flurries fall again todayThrough this bit of soiled sadnessThe wind… Related Audio LivingSorrow & GrievingGriefMelancholy & Despair
poetry-magazineBoneBy Nakahara ChūyaTranslated By Jeffrey AnglesLook, look! This is my boneTorn free of that filthy fleshFilled with the sufferings of lifeA bone washed… Related Audio LivingThe BodyTime & Brevity
poetry-magazineFor the Cult-Themed PartyBy Jacques J. RancourtI dressed as a stag: headpieceof antlers, fabric flowershot-glued to a harness, my asshanging out of… Related Audio LoveDesire & PassionLivingRelationshipsLGBTQ+Passion
poetry-magazineJenny Holzer—DYING SHOULD BE AS EASY AS FALLING OFF A LOG (1978)By Rochelle Hurt[as jumping from a plane. easier—a bridge. as tripping on a shoelace. as blinking your eyes. as breathing… Related Audio LivingDeathHealth & IllnessThe BodyTypes/ModesEkphrasis
poetry-magazineBharti Kher—Confess (2010)By Rochelle Hurt[if you marry your confession, you can live alone inside it. no priest behind the window. no wife or… Related Audio LivingLife ChoicesThe MindDoubt & ContemplationTypes/ModesEkphrasis
poetry-magazineEloquenceBy Georgio RussellWithin this simple chapel, located near the navelof the little clinic, the walls are all the whiteof… Related Audio ReligionFaith & DoubtLivingDeathHealth & IllnessRelationshipsFamily & Ancestors
poetry-magazineEn la sala de velación: SeptiembreBy bruno daríoBarrí toda mi casa, y la encontré otra. En los rincones había otros más pequeños que la máscara de polvo… Related Audio LivingLife ChoicesThe MindDoubt & Contemplation
poetry-magazineFrom “First Light: 88 Frequencies” [“I feel/felt by”]By CAConrad I feel felt by another but I’malone in the room Related Audio LivingSorrow & GrievingThe MindMemory & NostalgiaRelationshipsFriends & Enemies
poetry-magazineFlipping the BirdBy Ann-Margaret LimHolding his stare in mine, I flip the birdat a grown manon a stool in front of the street baron the … Related Audio Social CommentariesGender & SexualityRace & EthnicityLivingComing of Age
poetry-magazineMemorial DayBy Aaron ShurinAnd still one looks to the tree to paraphrase the sky, arbiter of wind and sun. The hills with their… Related Audio NatureLivingTime & Brevity
poetry-magazineÌbàdànBy Damilola Omotoyinboseven hills beckon the sun to a dance. two steps forward, another to the left. kongas powder their … Related Audio Social CommentariesCities & Urban LifeLiving
poetry-magazineThe Death of the BookBy Luke Allan1. This morning the nurse tested me for allergies. She said she’d test for “known allergies,” which … Related Audio LivingDeathSorrow & GrievingTime & BrevityRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsGrief
poetry-magazineResignationBy Alice PettwayThe dry stubble of the fieldwilts under the rain, soft as jaw hairunder a hot towel. The summeris a … Related Audio NatureLivingTime & Brevity
poetry-magazine汚れつちまつた悲しみに ......By Nakahara Chūya 汚れつちまつた悲しみに 今日も小雪の降りかかる 汚れつちまつた悲しみに 今日も風さへ吹きすぎる 汚れつちまつた悲しみは たとへば狐の革裘 汚れつちまつた悲しみは 小雪のかかつてちぢこまる 汚れつ… Related Audio LivingSorrow & GrievingGriefMelancholy & Despair
poetry-magazine骨By Nakahara Chūyaホラホラ、これが僕の骨だ、 生きてゐた時の苦労にみちた あのけがらはしい肉を破つて、 しらじらと雨に洗はれ、 ヌツクと出た、骨の尖。 それは光沢もない、 ただいたづらにしらじらと、 雨を吸収する、 … Related Audio LivingThe BodyTime & Brevity
poetry-magazineFuneral home viewing room: SeptemberBy bruno daríoTranslated By Kit SchluterI swept my house and found another. In every corner was another smaller corner, which the dust mask … Related Audio LivingLife ChoicesThe MindDoubt & Contemplation
poetry-magazineFrom “First Light: 88 Frequencies” [“everyone’s/drawing the”]By CAConradeveryone’s drawing the Death Card the chair pressing Related Audio LivingDeathThe MindDoubt & Contemplation