“Because You Wished For It,” a Poem by Ahmad Almallah

“Because You Wished For It,” a Poem by Ahmad Almallah

“my many eyes open/close / in the dark that you’ll never / master or capture”

By Ahmad Almallah | April 3, 2025

“Architect’s Watercolor,” a Poem by Arthur Sze

“Architect’s Watercolor,” a Poem by Arthur Sze

From the Collection “Into the Hush”

By Arthur Sze | April 2, 2025

“Jailbreak of Sparrows,” a Poem by Martín Espada

“Jailbreak of Sparrows,” a Poem by Martín Espada

From the Collection “Jailbreak of Sparrows”

By Martín Espada | April 1, 2025

“Robert Creeley” <br>A Poem by Ron Padgett

“Robert Creeley”
A Poem by Ron Padgett

From the Collection “Pink Dust”

By Ron Padgett | March 13, 2025

“The False Friends

“The False Friends" and “Braggart,” Two (Mean) Poems by Dorothy Parker

From “Dorothy Parker: Poems”

By Dorothy Parker | March 12, 2025

John Keene on the Life and Literary Legacy of Essex Hemphill an Early Poetic Chronicler of Black Queer Life

John Keene on the Life and Literary Legacy of Essex Hemphill an Early Poetic Chronicler of Black Queer Life

In Praise of an Early Poetic Chronicler of Black Queer Life

By Essex Hemphill | March 7, 2025

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“Tamarack Fire,” a Poem by Rachel Richardson

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“The Old Current,” a Poem by Brad Leithauser

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“Information Worker at the End of the World,” a Poem by Stephanie Niu

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“Joined To All The Living There Is Hope,” a Poem by Jonathan Fink

“Joined To All The Living There Is Hope,” a Poem by Jonathan Fink

From the Collection “Don't Do It, We Love You, My Heart”

By Jonathan Fink | February 14, 2025

“Winter Garden” and “Moleskine Knockoffs,” Two Poems by Emma Ruth Rundle

“Winter Garden” and “Moleskine Knockoffs,” Two Poems by Emma Ruth Rundle

From the Collection “The Bella Vista”

By Emma Ruth Rundle | February 12, 2025

Pádraig Ó Tuama on Patricia Smith, Poems as Acts of Noticing, and the Power of Good Teachers

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From the Introduction to “44 Poems on Being with Each Other”

By Pádraig Ó' Tuama | February 6, 2025

“Postpositivity in Spring,” a Poem by Oli Hazzard

“Postpositivity in Spring,” a Poem by Oli Hazzard

From the Collection “Sleepers Awake”

By Oli Hazzard | February 3, 2025

“Intimacy” and “Endurance,” Two Poems by Maria Ferguson

“Intimacy” and “Endurance,” Two Poems by Maria Ferguson

From the Collection “Swell”

By Maria Ferguson | January 30, 2025

“In the Name of the Bee,” a Poem by Pádraig O’ Tuama

“In the Name of the Bee,” a Poem by Pádraig O’ Tuama

From the Collection “Kitchen Hymns”

By Pádraig Ó' Tuama | January 28, 2025

“how to be a contemporary performer,” a Poem by Asha Futterman

“how to be a contemporary performer,” a Poem by Asha Futterman

From the Collection “Empathy”

By Asha Futterman | January 23, 2025

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