poetry-magazineRecovering TalkalakhBy Nur TurkmaniI remember that jasmine bush. But I’d forgotten the yellow couch.I can’t bear our small faces in the… Related Audio LivingYouthThe MindMemory & NostalgiaRelationshipsFamily & Ancestors
poetry-magazineLittle PalmBy Lesyk PanasiukTranslated By Katie Farris & Ilya KaminskyPretend you are a potato& hide in a sackpeek at the earth through a holewhile they are carrying youfrom the garden to the cellar...Social CommentariesLivingYouthTime & Brevity
poetry-magazineThere Is the EndlessnessBy Michael Bazzettof time, of course, sliced inwardly;no matter how brief the moment,halve it again, and the endlessness… Related Audio LivingYouthTime & Brevity
poetry-magazineМаленька долоняBy Lesyk Panasiuk i Вдавати що ти картопля ховатися в мішок дивитися на світ крізь дірочку доки тебе несуть із город… Related Audio Social CommentariesLivingYouthTime & Brevity
poetry-magazineIn Praise of MischiefBy Rigoberto GonzálezBoys will be boys, the saying goes,even if that boy will one dayage into Messiah. One wouldnever guess…ReligionChristianityLivingYouth
poetry-magazineDust-DippedBy Inua EllamsWe were wild children / we moved through space / like blades We were tame children / we fell to sleep… Related Audio Social CommentariesWar & ConflictLivingDeathYouthTechniquesAnaphora
poetry-magazineA Kind of GoodnessBy Marianne ChanAt the playground, my mother hid from me, I couldn’t find her, and I called her name a thousand times… Related Audio LivingYouthThe MindDoubt & ContemplationRelationshipsFamily & Ancestors
A Song of ChangganBy Li BaiTranslated By Keith HolyoakBack when my hair barely covered my foreheadI was picking flowers in front of the gate.You rode over…LoveFirst LoveLivingMarriage & CompanionshipYouth
poetry-magazineWoof, This HeatBy Kate PartridgeThe dentist is now the sameage as me, which is troubling,mostly because of what Ihave and have not done… Related Audio LivingLife ChoicesParenthoodYouthRelationshipsHome Life
poetry-magazinePhysical EducationBy Joshua BennettFor the sake of argument, let’s saythe day my father outlawed all contactbetween backhand and face, … Related Audio LivingComing of AgeYouthThe BodyRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsHome LifeAnger
poetry-magazineWork EthicBy Heidi WilliamsonYou’re fifteen and nowhere in a town on the edge of pitiful lands stripped of fruit. The burger van’… Related Audio ReligionFaith & DoubtLivingComing of AgeLife ChoicesYouthActivitiesJobs & WorkingMelancholy & Despair + 2 more
poetry-magazineThe Closet WeeperBy Mitchell GlazierStiletto melon collies, a tinsel mystic streaks our homeplace.Lantern flies triple from the sleeping… Related Audio Social CommentariesGender & SexualityReligionLivingComing of AgeYouth
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poetry-magazineCherryBy Yi Li I love cherries. The fruit, juice, jam, blossoms, prints on a summer dress, in a black forest cake… Related Audio Social CommentariesLivingYouthRelationshipsHome LifeTypes/ModesConcrete or Pattern Poetry
Don't TouchBy Sarah CarsonThe first gun we knew came in a toolbox for the apocalypse: hammer, barrel, crushed can, pack of Newports…Social CommentariesLivingComing of AgeYouthRelationshipsHome Life
Stories No One Wants to Hear [V-XII]By Anastasia Taylor-Lindv.Isn’t it dangerous to be a woman? Surrounded by men, questionsabout risk-taking, parenting (I’m childless…Social CommentariesClassGender & SexualityLivingYouthRelationshipsHome LifeAnxiety & InsecurityBlame + 2 more
poetry-magazineWhere’s My Moon?By Carole Boston WeatherfordGazing at the sky, all cloud-strewnA child wonders, Where’s my moon?Child cries a river like a monsoon… Related Audio NatureStars, Planets, HeavensLivingInfancyYouthTimeless Treasures
poetry-magazineWhere the Sky IsBy Anya JohnsonAfter the storm, Zach and the girls sprawled on the dock, legs disappeared in the lake. They were arguing… Related Audio LivingYouthTime & BrevityRelationshipsFamily & Ancestors
poetry-magazineTwo BillsBy Phil Kayeand yes it does beg the question why a nine-year-old needs two twenty-dollar bills still sticky and … Related Audio Social CommentariesClassMoney & EconomicsLivingComing of AgeYouth
poetry-magazineLana Del Rey on Country RoadsBy Tamsin MooreLong, empty roads stretching as long as the gas tank is willing— Sixty-seven dollars left from last …Social CommentariesPopular CultureTown & Country LifeLivingComing of AgeYouth