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Read Three Poems by Molly Ledbetter

Read Three Poems by Molly Ledbetter

From Her New Collection, Air Ball

By Molly Ledbetter | January 23, 2026

“borrowed image,” a Poem By S*an D. Henry-Smith

“borrowed image,” a Poem By S*an D. Henry-Smith

From the Collection Paces the Cage

By S*an D. Henry-Smith | January 22, 2026

“Poem in Which I Should Write About Cain, but I’m Tired of Writing About Death,” a Poem By Diamond Forde

“Poem in Which I Should Write About Cain, but I’m Tired of Writing About Death,” a Poem By Diamond Forde

From the Collection The Book of Alice

By Diamond Forde | January 20, 2026

“Entropy” by Arthur Sze

“Entropy” by Arthur Sze

From the Michigan Quarterly Review

By Arthur Sze | January 16, 2026

“In Shadow, Who Made These Words,” a Poem by Bianca Stone

“In Shadow, Who Made These Words,” a Poem by Bianca Stone

From the Collection The Near and Distant World

By Bianca Stone | January 14, 2026

“The Devil’s Wife remembers the good times.” A Poem by Patricia Spears Jones

“The Devil’s Wife remembers the good times.” A Poem by Patricia Spears Jones

From the Collection The Devil’s Wife Considers

By Patricia Spears Jones | January 5, 2026

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Diana Arterian on Nadia Anjuman’s Life, Resistance, and Poetry

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“Le Chien,” a Poem by Billy Collins

By Billy Collins | December 8, 2025

Two Poems by Devon Walker-Figueroa

By Devon Walker-Figueroa | December 8, 2025

“they descend upon us,” a Poem by Selma Asotić

“they descend upon us,” a Poem by Selma Asotić

From the author of Say Fire

By Selma Asotić | December 3, 2025

“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

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