poetry-magazineDriveBy Frank X WalkerWe are two copper spoonsbeneath the blanket.I am listening to my wife’sgentle breaths. She is finally… Related Audio LoveRomantic LoveRelationshipsHome LifeActivitiesSports & Outdoor Activities
poetry-magazineKissing CousinsBy Angela Jackson Cousin Mildred Willie Mae’s sister came by And watched us come in and out the yellow house. A kiss …LoveThe BodyRelationshipsFamily & Ancestors
poetry-magazineVers LibreBy Jane Huffman I want to describe my desire to loosen without any of the usual trappings of loosening. I cannot take… Related Audio LoveDesire & PassionThe MindDoubt & Contemplation
poetry-magazineKingdomBy Andy Chen On my sixth day of Covid I venture with tea, a notebook, and the last of the peaches out back to our… Related Audio LoveRealistic & ComplicatedLivingHealth & IllnessRelationshipsHome LifeActivitiesGardeningOptimism + 2 more
poetry-magazinetelling my lover not to evacuate the fire i am fightingBy Ibe Liebenberg a burn scar a whole lot of river there is a freeway of wind blowing the other direction my god … Related Audio LoveThe MindMemory & NostalgiaTime & BrevityAnxiety & InsecurityMelancholy & Despair
poetry-magazineTherapist Asks Me to Describe GriefBy Sunnylyn ThibodeauxStorm comes like Gorgon slitherGorgon wingspanSound is someplace elselike head under water someplace… Related Audio LoveHeartache & LossLivingDeathSorrow & GrievingGriefMelancholy & Despair
poetry-magazineThe LeavingBy Geffrey Davis I am in Arkansas, trying to reimagine my voice, Again and again, beyond all sound Trojaned with doubt… Related Audio LoveHeartache & LossThe MindDoubt & ContemplationTime & BrevityVerse FormsPantoum
poetry-magazineDesert Hearts, 1985By Han VanderHartflying backwards down the highwayblue shirt knotted at the waistwhen desire hunts she says: I’m interested… Related Audio LoveDesire & PassionTime & BrevityPassion
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poetry-magazineThrilling ConclusionBy Robert Wood Lynn And when the end came it came silent but clear like bird prints on snow and no one was surprised to…LoveHeartache & LossLivingSorrow & GrievingAngerGrief
poetry-magazineTime Is Thinner than GlassBy Frank X Walker I had forgotten you were my first kiss until I see you standing there behind my sister, waiting quietly… Related Audio LoveFirst LoveHeartache & LossSocial CommentariesCrime & PunishmentTime & Brevity
poetry-magazineRoutinesBy Sunnylyn Thibodeaux The morning air holds the rumble of cleaners Ravens strut through shadows collecting spilled debris… Related Audio LoveThe MindDoubt & ContemplationOptimism
poetry-magazinePoem on Air (April)By Terrance HayesHandcuffed in daylight walking through airtoday the subject imagined a near futurewhere other subjects…LoveInfatuation & CrushesNatureSpringThe MindDoubt & ContemplationJoy & ContentmentOptimism
poetry-magazineHi J, I Decided to Rewrite What I Sent to YouBy E. Ethelbert Miller our friendship is what keeps us whole love is essential as air prayer contains desire to worship is…LoveRelationshipsFriends & EnemiesJoy & Contentment
poetry-magazineTrans/lucencyBy Sanam Sheriff These days, freedom means: no shame. What she calls your cock rises at its name, invisible as wind… Related Audio LoveDesire & PassionSocial CommentariesGender & SexualityThe Body
poetry-magazineGrand Army PlazaBy E. Ethelbert Miller here near the entrance to the subway the underground we stand in each other’s eyes once lovers now …LoveRealistic & ComplicatedSocial CommentariesWar & ConflictHistory & PoliticsRelationships
poetry-magazineIn Antipolo, There Are No Statistics on SuicideBy Abner DormiendoTranslated By Ethan Chua I laughed when my friend told me ‘laslas’ backward is ‘salsal,’ cutting himself one way, touching himself… Related Audio LoveThe BodyThe MindRelationshipsTypes/ModesProse Poem
poetry-magazineSa Antipolo Walang Estadistika ng PagpapatiwakalBy Abner Dormiendo Tumawa ako nang sabihin ng kaibigan ko na ang kabaliktaran ng ‘laslas’ ay ‘salsal.’ Walang tumawa noong… Related Audio LoveThe BodyThe MindRelationshipsTypes/ModesProse Poem
poetry-magazineSa Antipolo Makikita ang Isang MuseoBy Abner Dormiendo kung saan ako dinala ng aking mga paa, latak ng alaalang nililigaw ako na parang engkanto, na parang… Related Audio LoveBreak-ups & Vexed LoveHeartache & LossArts & SciencesPainting & SculptureGriefMelancholy & Despair
poetry-magazineIn Antipolo, You Can Find a MuseumBy Abner DormiendoTranslated By Ethan Chua I was dragged to by my feet, memories misled me with their leavings, an engkanto made my native … Related Audio LoveBreak-ups & Vexed LoveHeartache & LossArts & SciencesPainting & SculptureGriefMelancholy & Despair