“Womack & Womack.” A Poem by Gabrielle Octavia Rucker

“Womack & Womack.” A Poem by Gabrielle Octavia Rucker

From the New Collection Dereliction

By Gabrielle Octavia Rucker | December 22, 2022

“Planting Fairy Wings,” a Poem by Liu Zongyuan, translated by Nathaniel Dolton-Thornton and Yu Yuanyuan

“Planting Fairy Wings,” a Poem by Liu Zongyuan, translated by Nathaniel Dolton-Thornton and Yu Yuanyuan

From the Collection The Poetic Garden of Liu Zongyuan

By Liu Zongyuan, Nathaniel Dolton-Thornton, and Yu Yuanyuan | December 22, 2022

Three Poems by Robert Walser, translated by Daniele Pantano

Three Poems by Robert Walser, translated by Daniele Pantano

From the Collection The Poems

By Robert Walser and Daniele Pantano | December 21, 2022

Two Poems by Pier Paolo Pasolini, translated by Cristina Viti

Two Poems by Pier Paolo Pasolini, translated by Cristina Viti

From the Collection La rabbia/Anger

By Pier Paolo Pasolini and Cristina Viti | December 16, 2022

“Grocery Shopping With My Mother.” A Poem by Kevin Powell

“Grocery Shopping With My Mother.” A Poem by Kevin Powell

The Title Poem from His Latest Collection

By Kevin Powell | December 15, 2022

“Being Here,” a Poem by Vona Groarke

“Being Here,” a Poem by Vona Groarke

From the Collection Hereafter: The Telling Life of Ellen O'Hara

By Vona Groarke | December 13, 2022

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“Without,” a Poem by John Freeman

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Read a New Translation of “The Caucasus” by Ukrainian Poet-Hero Taras Shevchenko

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“The bones / Of many soldiers languish there. / And what of blood, and what of tears?”

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Read “Autumn Night,” From Lu Xun's Experimental Prose Collection <em>Wild Grass and Morning Blossoms Gathered at Dusk</em>

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“In Some Thousand Years.” A Poem by Camonghne Felix

“In Some Thousand Years.” A Poem by Camonghne Felix

From the Latest Issue of Freeman's

By Camonghne Felix | November 23, 2022

Four Poems by Peter Cole

Four Poems by Peter Cole

From the Collection Draw Me After

By Peter Cole | November 21, 2022

“The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On.” A Poem by Franny Choi.

“The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On.” A Poem by Franny Choi.

Read the Title Poem from Franny Choi's New Collection

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Three Poems by Will Alexander

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From the Collection Divine Blue Light (for John Coltrane)

By Will Alexander | November 17, 2022

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