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-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-magazineSnake, with My NameBy Nay Thit Before I was born, my mother says, there was another boy. My brother. One day, half-asleep during lunch… Related Audio LivingDeathSorrow & GrievingTime & BrevityRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsTypes/ModesProse PoemGrief + 2 more
poetry-magazineThe Dream IncarnateBy Nay Thit When the dreamer dies, the dream begins searching for someone else—someone who might take it in and… Related Audio ReligionThe SpiritualThe MindTime & BrevityTypes/ModesProse Poem
poetry-magazineGoing Ahead with RatsBy Nay Thit When my turn came, my father dressed me meticulously like a piece of dried fish. We all bear the jagged… Related Audio The MindRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsTypes/ModesProse Poem
poetry-magazineNo. 21By Victoria ChangThat two shells could be connected at their centers is a new thought I’ve never had. The way the canvas with its colors now turns into cubes. My life has been livid with itself for too long. Related Audio LivingArts & SciencesPoetry & PoetsTypes/ModesProse Poem
poetry-magazineBeachBy Stanley Plumly The end, I think, will be a little like looking down as far as I can see to where the wind has kicked…LivingDeathTypes/ModesProse Poem
poetry-magazineDiaryBy Stanley PlumlyThe euphemism is “infusion” when confusion is what happens, and depends on no time in particular especially…LivingGrowing OldHealth & IllnessTypes/ModesProse Poem
poetry-magazineUniversal TruthsBy Shira Haus I prayed for my friend to live and he didn’t. I held his puffy hand, his heart jumping green on the… Related Audio LivingComing of AgeDeathSorrow & GrievingRelationshipsFriends & EnemiesTypes/ModesProse PoemGrief + 2 more
Eternal FeminineBy Sasha DugdaleThe downs are certainly lovely, although by mortal lovelinessdid you mean they would disappear one day…Social CommentariesWar & ConflictLivingTypes/ModesProse Poem
poetry-magazineBrujitasBy Emma TrellesLittle witches, she calls them, appearing on the lawn in a snap, thumbelina morada at our feet and spiked… Related Audio Social CommentariesGender & SexualityLivingGrowing OldRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsTypes/ModesProse Poem
poetry-magazineCodeBy Lindsay Tigue My messages have exceeded the storage limit and I covet a home. The cat and dog wait for me in particular… Related Audio Social CommentariesPopular CultureThe MindDoubt & ContemplationTypes/ModesProse Poem
poetry-magazineHistoriesBy Lindsay TigueHave you ever searched for tunnels behind bookshelves? Have you ever zoomed out quickly on Google maps… Related Audio Social CommentariesGender & SexualityPopular CultureThe MindDoubt & ContemplationTechniquesAnaphoraTypes/ModesProse Poem + 2 more
poetry-magazineInclement WeatherBy Harryette Mullen We all crawl under the weather, despite pleading innocence, found guilty in view of a punishing sun… Related Audio Social CommentariesHistory & PoliticsTypes/ModesProse Poem
poetry-magazinePrelude, ChristmasBy Adedayo Agarau The mothers are weaving their hair & talking about chickens. Iya Jide, who has poultry with twelve … Related Audio Social CommentariesWar & ConflictRelationshipsHome LifeTypes/ModesProse Poem
poetry-magazineBedtime Story (4)By Yasmine AmeliNanny’s husband is dead, and her six children are growing. Every morning, she readjusts her one fake… Related Audio History & PoliticsRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsTypes/ModesProse Poem
poetry-magazineBedtime Story (1)By Yasmine AmeliSa’id goes missing. Forty years later, my mama tells me his poems got into the wrong hands. It is the… Related Audio Social CommentariesWar & ConflictHistory & PoliticsRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsTypes/ModesProse Poem
poetry-magazineBedtime Story (2)By Yasmine AmeliIn another story, my baba bozorg paints flowers. He is little. His name Amir means shah, but the shah… Related Audio RelationshipsFamily & AncestorsTypes/ModesProse Poem
Early SpringBy Petr HruškaTranslated By Jonathan Bolton They had already sat down on the bed. Then the manremembered the back door was still open. He groped…NatureSpringTypes/ModesProse PoemOptimism