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Left Hanging
In this poem by Robin Woolman, a crow entangled in a tree points to larger entanglements, the nature of loss, and walking away.
Robin Woolman
4 days ago4 min read


Cherries in June
This is the season when trees show off their miracles, as this poem by Rivakah Lambert Adler demonstrates.
Rivkah Lambert Adler
Apr 21 min read


Virginia has taught me
This poem by Kemry Farthing contemplates the weight of accumulated time and how it lives in a place.
Kemry Farthing
Mar 191 min read


YouTube Sent by My Beloved Tango Teacher
In this poem, Marjorie Power plumbs the distance between the glittering surface and the soulful depths, where you dance because you have to.
Marjorie Power
Mar 51 min read


Bright as a Planet at 73
In this poem, Linda Simone finds common ground with an onion. So many layers and after cooking – and life – softer, too.
Linda Simone
Feb 191 min read


Full Stop
This poem by Jena Schwartz asks us to consider what could happen when we stop. Really stop.
Jena Schwartz
Feb 52 min read


Finally
In this poem, Leanne Grabel explores the death of her mother, with its humor, horror, and sudden vast love.
Leanne Grabel
Jan 222 min read


Alzheimer Patient’s Wife
This unflinching poem by Alison Stone examines the perpetual now of caring for a husband with Alzheimer's.
Alison Stone
Jan 81 min read


Poem: post row/e
A poem by Leah Jay that explores all the boundaries of womanhood.
Leah Jay
Dec 19, 20241 min read


What the Light Wants
This poem by Valarie Hastings explores the tracings light leaves, on rivers and ourselves.
Valarie Hastings
Dec 10, 20241 min read


Water and Wine
Enjoy a short burst of poetic beauty in this poem by Elizabeth Spencer Spragins.
Elizabeth Spencer Spragins
Nov 20, 20241 min read


They flutter, shake like mystics
An exquisite new poem - in the form of a cento - by Patrice Boyer Claeys.
Patrice Boyer Claeys
Nov 6, 20241 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.
Letitia O'Hagan
Oct 24, 20241 min read


Taking Care of My Ex-Husband's Plant
A poem by Marjorie Thomsen on caring for her ex's houseplant.
Marjorie Thomsen
Oct 9, 20241 min read


1982: Abortion
This poem by Pushcart winner Betsy Fogelman Tighe explores an abortion in 1982.
Betsy Fogelman Tighe
Oct 9, 20241 min read


Nocturne for My Seventh Decade
In this poem, Robin Turner reflects on the ephemeral nature of time.
Robin Turner
Sep 11, 20241 min read


What's Left to Do After Eating Blueberries
In this poem, Carolyn Martin offers us a delicious meditation on blue and berries.
Carolyn Martin
Aug 28, 20241 min read


About Being a Mother
Could such beauty come from your body? In this touching poem about motherhood, Dorian Kotsiopoulos says it can.
Dorian Kotsiopoulos
Aug 15, 20242 min read


Timex
Poet Kristin Berger explores the space in between time, where we are held with uncommon kindness.
Kristin Berger
Jul 30, 20241 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.
Denise Duhamel
Jul 10, 20241 min read
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