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The Beggars of Beirut

The Beggars of Beirut

A Poem by Philip Metres

By Philip Metres | August 11, 2020

Because of the ten plagues, the Nile River ran red with blood.

Because of the ten plagues, the Nile River ran red with blood.

A Poem by Jill Bialosky

By Jill Bialosky | August 7, 2020

"In This Phase In The 58th American Presidentiad (United States)"

A Poem by Lawrence Joseph

By Lawrence Joseph | August 5, 2020

"We Will Have Wanted to Have"

A Poem by Amy Woolard

By Amy Woolard | August 3, 2020

"A New Day Dawns"

A Poem by Nikky Finney

By Nikky Finney | July 31, 2020

"This New Year"

A Poem by Yusef Komunyakaa

By Yusef Komunyakaa | July 31, 2020

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"Stag Hunt"

By Brooke Horvath | July 30, 2020

"The Round"

By Stanley Kunitz | July 29, 2020

"mong kok, october 2019"

By Xiao Yue Shan | July 24, 2020

On Exploiting the Labor of a Dear Friend, Who is Also a Poet

On Exploiting the Labor of a Dear Friend, Who is Also a Poet

Rebecca Wolff on Publishing the Poetry of Catherine Wagner

By Rebecca Wolff | July 23, 2020

Rumaan Alam and Jameson Fitzpatrick on Sex, Poetry, and Textiles

Rumaan Alam and Jameson Fitzpatrick on Sex, Poetry, and Textiles

With Two Poems from Fitzpatrick's Collection, Pricks in the Tapestry

By Literary Hub | July 21, 2020

Two New Poems by Ira Sadoff

Two New Poems by Ira Sadoff

From Country, Living

By Ira Sadoff | July 20, 2020

Salutations In Search Of

Salutations In Search Of

A New Poem By Patricia Smith

By Patricia Smith | July 16, 2020

Two Poems by Cleopatra Mathis

Two Poems by Cleopatra Mathis

From After the Body

By Cleopatra Mathis | July 10, 2020

WATCH: Poems from Quarantine with Tommy Pico, Karla Brundage, and More

WATCH: Poems from Quarantine with Tommy Pico, Karla Brundage, and More

From the Shuffle Collective's Weekend of Words

By The Virtual Book Channel | July 9, 2020

"Postcards from Taiwan"

A Poem by Craig Santos Perez

By Craig Santos Perez | July 9, 2020

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