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'Original Fire,' <br>A Poem by Louise Erdrich

'Original Fire,'
A Poem by Louise Erdrich

From the Latest Issue of Freeman's

By Louise Erdrich | May 10, 2019

For May Day, listen to America's poet laureate of work, Philip Levine, tell us

For May Day, listen to America's poet laureate of work, Philip Levine, tell us "What Work Is"

By Jonny Diamond | May 1, 2019

'Night Thoughts,' <br>A Poem by A.E. Stallings

'Night Thoughts,'
A Poem by A.E. Stallings

From Her Collection Like

By A.E. Stallings | April 29, 2019

'And What Now of Dreaming?' <br>A Poem by Deborah Landau

'And What Now of Dreaming?'
A Poem by Deborah Landau

From Her Collection Soft Targets

By Deborah Landau | April 26, 2019

A Poem by Robin Coste Lewis

A Poem by Robin Coste Lewis

"What We Had"

By Robin Coste Lewis | April 23, 2019

'The valley,' <br>A Poem by Jean Valentine

'The valley,'
A Poem by Jean Valentine

From the anthology Here: Poems for the Planet

By Jean Valentine | April 22, 2019

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'Under the Volcano,'
A Poem by Diane Mehta

By Diane Mehta | April 19, 2019

Reading Neruda and Learning to Heal My Diasporic Wounds

By Javier Zamora | April 12, 2019

'First Map'
A Poem by KC Trommer

By KC Trommer | April 12, 2019

'Self-Portrait as Unsent Lines,<br> Unsent Letter' <br>A Poem by Rebecca Hazelton

'Self-Portrait as Unsent Lines,
Unsent Letter'
A Poem by Rebecca Hazelton

From the Collection Gloss

By Rebecca Hazelton | April 9, 2019

'Correspondence' <br>A Poem by Jericho Brown

'Correspondence'
A Poem by Jericho Brown

From his collection The Tradition

By Jericho Brown | April 8, 2019

'We Used to Call it Puerto Rico Rain,' <br>A Poem by Willie Perdomo

'We Used to Call it Puerto Rico Rain,'
A Poem by Willie Perdomo

From the Collection The Crazy Bunch

By Willie Perdomo | April 2, 2019

'The Book of Petitions,' A Poem by Vénus Khoury-Ghata

'The Book of Petitions,' A Poem by Vénus Khoury-Ghata

From A Public Space

By Venus Khoury-Ghata | March 29, 2019

Maybe Becoming a Poet Just for the Praise Was Not a Good Move

Maybe Becoming a Poet Just for the Praise Was Not a Good Move

Jessie Gaynor on the Perpetual Allure (and Trap) of Validation

By Jessie Gaynor | March 27, 2019

'The Proof' A Poem by Toi Derricotte

'The Proof' A Poem by Toi Derricotte

From Her Collection I

By Toi Derricotte | March 27, 2019

On Being Black in Appalachia: A Response to J.D. Vance

On Being Black in Appalachia: A Response to J.D. Vance

Read "Holler," Prose Poetry by Keith S. Wilson

By Keith Wilson | March 26, 2019

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