poetry-magazineWater from an UrnBy Myles C. Poydras downturned toward the river and slanted from a wiry arm, life trickles into life, culminating in the…NatureSeas, Rivers, & StreamsThe Mind
poetry-magazineThe Brainfever Bird, Confused by SeasonsBy Tishani Doshi keeps waking me, even though it’s nowhere near monsoon. At two in the morning, and for every hour after… Related Audio NatureAnimalsThe MindDoubt & Contemplation
poetry-magazineThe Swan, No. 6 (Hilma af Klint)By Victoria Chang Two swans turn into four swans. As if each swan yearned for time but time just multiplied into other… Related Audio NatureThe BodyTime & BrevityRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsTypes/ModesProse Poem
poetry-magazineSelf-Portrait in Granulated SugarBy David Hernandez First, the shirt— my canvas—this black T I grip, tug up over my head, and lay square on the autumn … Related Audio NatureAnimalsTime & BrevityArts & SciencesPainting & Sculpture
poetry-magazineSolidarityBy E. Ethelbert Miller when trees bend funny and out of shape when lightblue skies turn blueblack gray hungry winds will knock…NatureWeatherSocial CommentariesCities & Urban LifeTown & Country Life
poetry-magazine[A sickly crow] i.By Kimiko HahnThe sky is a sicklysmell, even a crowcannot fly and willland to nestleand breed intwigs and plastics… Related Audio NatureAnimalsSocial Commentaries
poetry-magazine[Waves rolling up] ii.By Kimiko HahnIf I don’t taste the complicated waves—if I only see the rolling,only hear the roiling upor smell those… Related Audio NatureSeas, Rivers, & Streams
poetry-magazine[Autumn crows] i.By Kimiko HahnMy favorite months reside in autumnwhen the sunset is riddled with crows—and my wishes swerve to fly… Related Audio NatureFallAnimals
poetry-magazine联系By Ye Hui (叶辉)扁豆与牵牛花散发出一阵淡淡的雨水气味宛如一段关于未来生活的预言一只黑嘴鸟停在谷仓的沉静气息里,而附近破败寺庙的放生池中大鱼生出了小鱼我记得我曾跑向一个庭院它的石阶上有一束被扔弃的枯萎的玖瑰在房里的桌子… Related Audio NatureTime & Brevity
poetry-magazineChinese HibiscusBy Hannah LoweOr call it black shoe or call it china rose— Related Audio NatureTrees & FlowersArts & SciencesPoetry & Poets
poetry-magazinePoem for My Father [“An antique spacesuit with a skeleton inside it.”]By Kevin PruferAn antique spacesuit with a skeleton inside it.For many years, it has circled the earth.___Sometimes… Related Audio NatureStars, Planets, HeavensLivingDeathRelationshipsFamily & Ancestors
poetry-magazineFound: Louise, as EkphrasisBy Anne HalseyAt her aunt’s housein Portchester roamingthe Jersey meadowsafter flowers, she feltsomething pullingat… Related Audio NatureLandscapes & PastoralsThe MindSolitude
poetry-magazineMontana Love SequenceBy Shann Rayi . sorrow is the curved ribcage of a beautiful death, Related Audio LoveBreak-ups & Vexed LoveHeartache & LossNatureLandscapes & PastoralsReligionGod & the DivineGriefMelancholy & Despair + 2 more
poetry-magazineVessel with Two Feet, ca. 1000–800 BCEBy Shireen MadonIt’s as though the birds all know each other, and how naively they seem to believe the world will go… Related Audio NatureAnimalsHistory & PoliticsTime & BrevityArts & SciencesPainting & SculptureTypes/ModesEkphrasis
poetry-magazineThe Luna Moth Has No MouthBy Rigoberto GonzálezAll insects have them yet the luna moth leaves its mouth and the memory of hunger behind with its caterpillar…LoveHeartache & LossNatureAnimalsStars, Planets, Heavens
poetry-magazineeven the rocks are dyingBy marion eames whiteeven the rocks are dying. now that we’re herein a cene of our making, timeto hold what’s left. palm … Related Audio NatureSocial CommentariesTime & Brevity
poetry-magazinePine of CyprusBy Elli PaionidouTranslated By Andrea Christofidou & Peter J. KingYou strive to cling on to the batonof integrity, like some heroic runner.On the barren hill your sage… Related Audio NatureLandscapes & PastoralsTrees & FlowersHistory & Politics
poetry-magazineThe ConnectionBy Ye Hui (叶辉)Translated By Dong LiLentils and morning gloriesEmit a faint smell of rainLike a prophecyOn life in the days to comeA black… Related Audio NatureTime & Brevity
poetry-magazineGuinea Hen WeedBy Hannah LoweShe smells it in the earth, whenever it rains.Call it anamu or guine, mal pouri.I see her boiling the… Related Audio NatureTrees & Flowers
poetry-magazineCardinal RedBy Rigoberto GonzálezIn love again, I welcome the familiarhigh, the dizzying state of detectingsigns around me that the world…LoveBreak-ups & Vexed LoveDesire & PassionInfatuation & CrushesNatureAnimals