Water and Wine
Enjoy a short burst of poetic beauty in this poem by Elizabeth Spencer Spragins.
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Certainly Worth a Read
Janet Pollock Millar
Nov 135 min read
The Supervised Body (1)
A searing and lyric look at all the ways women's bodies are monitored and controlled throughout our lives.
Patrice Boyer Claeys
Nov 61 min read
They flutter, shake like mystics
An exquisite new poem - in the form of a cento - by Patrice Boyer Claeys.
Megan Williams
Nov 46 min read
My Incompetent Cervix
Megan Williams explores the failure of medical terms, in her own IVF pregnancy 16 years ago, and now, in the post-Roe world.
Anna Tallach
Nov 22 min read
The More Things Change
Three 'wee films' by Anna Tallach take us into the contemplative space hidden in this very moment.
Letitia O'Hagan
Oct 241 min read
My Daughter, Who Loves Bees
In this poem, Letitia O'Hagan reflects on her daughter's love of bees, and of things small.
Susannah Bianchi
Oct 154 min read
First Date with a Double Standard
Age is just a number, until it isn't. A hilarious and heartfelt dispatch from the front lines of silver dating.
Marjorie Thomsen
Oct 91 min read
Taking Care of My Ex-Husband's Plant
A poem by Marjorie Thomsen on caring for her ex's houseplant.
Betsy Fogelman Tighe
Oct 91 min read
1982: Abortion
This poem by Pushcart winner Betsy Fogelman Tighe explores an abortion in 1982.
Avital Gad-Cykman
Sep 184 min read
A Word
What we talk about when we talk about breasts – and how it changes with our history.
Robin Turner
Sep 111 min read
Nocturne for My Seventh Decade
In this poem, Robin Turner reflects on the ephemeral nature of time.
Lirio Hittle
Sep 711 min read
The Reincarnated Wardrobe
Gassy, dirty, wasteful. The fashion industry has dark secrets. Lirio Hittle found them. You'll never shop the same way again.
Megan Staffel
Sep 57 min read
Alone at Night in the Kitchen
Laughter, like making tomato sauce, is sometimes easy, sometimes messy - and succulence is everything. Megan Staffel explains.
Carolyn Martin
Aug 281 min read
What's Left to Do After Eating Blueberries
In this poem, Carolyn Martin offers us a delicious meditation on blue and berries.
Dorian Kotsiopoulos
Aug 152 min read
About Being a Mother
Could such beauty come from your body? In this touching poem about motherhood, Dorian Kotsiopoulos says it can.
Jean Shields Fleming
Aug 76 min read
On War, Hope — and Cheese
Writer Kristin Vuković discusses her new novel, The Cheesemaker's Daughter, and the power of going home again.
Kristin Berger
Jul 301 min read
Timex
Poet Kristin Berger explores the space in between time, where we are held with uncommon kindness.
Lirio Hittle
Jul 245 min read
Name Calling
What's in a name? A lot, especially when you change it and your new name brings up questions. Lirio Hittle explains.
Leanne Gravel
Jul 186 min read
Vanity the Hound and Other Monsters of Aging
Leanne Grabel illustrates the finer - and funnier points of growing up, growing old, and growing into your skin.
Denise Duhamel
Jul 101 min read
Poem in which I Contemplate Extinction and Play
In this poem, Denise Duhamel explores the interplay between past and present as her grandnephews play at excavation.
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