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“Tremor,” a Poem by Fatema Abdoolcarim

“Tremor,” a Poem by Fatema Abdoolcarim

From the Collection Tremble

By Fatema Abdoolcarim | November 19, 2025

“The Beer Drinker,” a Poem by Jean Follain, Translated by Andrew Seguin

“The Beer Drinker,” a Poem by Jean Follain, Translated by Andrew Seguin

From the Collection Earthly: Selected Poems

By Jean Follain and Andrew Seguin | November 14, 2025

“Closed Season,” a Poem by Monika Herceg

“Closed Season,” a Poem by Monika Herceg

From the Collection Closed Season

By Monika Herceg | November 10, 2025

Two Poems by MaKshya Tolbert

Two Poems by MaKshya Tolbert

From the Collection Shade is a place

By MaKshya Tolbert | November 7, 2025

“Sixty Days,” a poem by Layla Faraj

“Sixty Days,” a poem by Layla Faraj

“today The Nation weeded / and counted us among / the invasive species”

By Layla Faraj | November 3, 2025

“Blue Morpho,” a Poem by Paula Bohince

“Blue Morpho,” a Poem by Paula Bohince

From the Author of A Violence

By Paula Bohince | October 23, 2025

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A Poem by Ursula K. Le Guin About Cats

By Ursula K. Le Guin | October 15, 2025

“Sniped Sonnet,” a Poem by Zeina Hashem Beck

By Zeina Hashem Beck | September 26, 2025

“Distinguished Office of Echoes,” a Poem by Lisa Olstein

By Lisa Olstein | September 23, 2025

“Autoimmune Aubade,” a Poem by Chet’la Sebree

“Autoimmune Aubade,” a Poem by Chet’la Sebree

From the Collection “Blue Opening”

By Chet’la Sebree | September 22, 2025

Poet Margot Kahn on Why She Left One Particular Poem Out of Her Collection

Poet Margot Kahn on Why She Left One Particular Poem Out of Her Collection

“One of the poems I put in my stack involved my father’s dick.”

By Margot Kahn | September 18, 2025

“The Body of Grief as Rice and Butter,” a Poem by Alison Lubar

“The Body of Grief as Rice and Butter,” a Poem by Alison Lubar

From the Collection “The Other Tree”

By Alison Lubar | September 17, 2025

“<i>BOY</i> COMING OUT <i>GAY</i> GOING FAR TO <i>LADY</i> WAY TO <i>QUEER</i>,” a Poem by Rickey Laurentiis

“BOY COMING OUT GAY GOING FAR TO LADY WAY TO QUEER,” a Poem by Rickey Laurentiis

From the Collection “Death of the First Idea”

By Rickey Laurentiis | September 15, 2025

“Night Terrors,” a Poem by Sharon Olds

“Night Terrors,” a Poem by Sharon Olds

From the 45th Anniversary Edition from “Satan Says”

By Sharon Olds | September 10, 2025

An Excerpt From “All Souls,” by Kevin Young

An Excerpt From “All Souls,” by Kevin Young

From the Collection “Night Watch”

By Kevin Young | September 8, 2025

“Toni Morrison,” a Prose Poem by Nikki Giovanni

“Toni Morrison,” a Prose Poem by Nikki Giovanni

From the Collection “The New Book”

By Nikki Giovanni | September 3, 2025

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