poetry-magazineDear Stutter [“There’s so much of you that I don’t understand”]By Adam GiannelliThere’s so much of you that I don’t understand. I have B-days. I have D-days. I’ll stutter on an M-word… Related Audio The BodyArts & SciencesLanguage & Linguistics
poetry-magazineDear Stutter [“Certain words are still warm with your touch”]By Adam GiannelliCertain words are still warm with your touch: stutter,for instance. It always gives me trouble. Perhaps… Related Audio The BodyArts & SciencesLanguage & Linguistics
poetry-magazineFrom “People Who Look Like You” [“This white man is known for his tallness”]By Lisa LowThis white man is known for his tallness. When he was in high school, people suggested he play basketball… Related Audio Social CommentariesRace & EthnicityThe Body
poetry-magazineDragon BackBy Khadijah Queen After my limbs retreat into their sockets again, my spine slips its discs back into pain’s fist until… Related Audio LivingThe BodyOptimism
poetry-magazineFrom “People Who Look Like You” [“You track the proliferation of white male/Asian female couples on the street”]By Lisa LowYou track the proliferation of white male/Asian female couples on the street, in your friend groups,… Related Audio Social CommentariesGender & SexualityRace & EthnicityThe BodyRelationships
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-magazineTrans/figurationBy Sanam Sheriff I have been made anew like the first hour of sun after days of rain. I have kissed the face of the … Related Audio LoveThe BodyTime & Brevity
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-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-magazineThe Holy Sacrament of RepressionBy Katie Condon I am a child convinced I am a worm. This alarms people. I am given a rosary to guide me. Told I am… Related Audio Social CommentariesGender & SexualityThe Body
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-magazineOnly Language Can Hold Us TogetherBy E. Ethelbert Milleronly language can hold us togetheri watch the womenbead their haireach bead a wordbraids becomingsentences…The BodyThe MindMemory & NostalgiaArts & SciencesLanguage & Linguistics
This Is How Our Bodies Are Made to ApologizeBy Mayda Alexandra del ValleI was the girl who worked behind the counter at the skate shop. Never stepped on a skateboard, but could…Social CommentariesGender & SexualityThe Body
poetry-magazinethere are no toothbrushes in heavenBy marion eames whiteTRUTHBE TOLD: I FUCKED UP Related Audio NatureAnimalsThe BodyTime & Brevity
poetry-magazineThe Legend of the Flying WeaveBy Safiya Kamaria Kinshasashe continued to soar past the jerk barrels and carcasses of Sainsbury’s shopping bags, even the thickest… Related Audio Social CommentariesGender & SexualityRace & EthnicityThe Body
poetry-magazineChipping SparrowBy Susan Howe Left the body Drowsd a little Done with soul – What to think Dusting up crown Garment mirror… Related Audio NatureAnimalsLivingThe Body
poetry-magazineTransfigurationBy Michael DumanisThe person always isbefore the person was,coughing and breathingwith the one throat,smoking and laughing… Related Audio LivingThe BodyTime & BrevityRelationships
poetry-magazine“My heart and my flesh sing”By Sean SingerFirst, I took off my jacket,then my shirt, pants,shoes, underwear, thenmy skin, then my muscles,then… Related Audio The BodyThe Mind
poetry-magazineThe Story of a StoneBy Liang PingTranslated By Wang PingNaked is a good wordThat must not be desecrated.The heart doesn’t hide dirt,So it can beat free till… Related Audio NatureLivingThe Body
poetry-magazineWe Believe in Our SoulBy XiwaTranslated By Wang PingWe believe in our soulMore so than our visible, touchable fleshWe believe in our soul, as if we had … Related Audio ReligionThe SpiritualThe BodyThe MindDoubt & Contemplation