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“Dear Unfeeling Martinis,” a Poem by JoAnna Novak

“Dear Unfeeling Martinis,” a Poem by JoAnna Novak

From the Collection “Domestirexia”

By JoAnna Novak | July 19, 2024

“Kiese Says, <em>Black People Deserve Beautiful Sentences</em>, but a Fragment is the Best I Can Do / Songbook for the Names I Have Been Called,” a Poem by Omotara James

“Kiese Says, Black People Deserve Beautiful Sentences, but a Fragment is the Best I Can Do / Songbook for the Names I Have Been Called,” a Poem by Omotara James

From the Collection “Song of My Softening”

By Omotara James | July 15, 2024

“Instructions for the Lovers.” A Poem by Dawn Lundy Martin

“Instructions for the Lovers.” A Poem by Dawn Lundy Martin

From the Collection “Instructions for the Lovers”

By Dawn Lundy Martin | June 28, 2024

“1937.” A Poem by Frederick Seidel

“1937.” A Poem by Frederick Seidel

From the Collection “So What”

By Frederick Seidel | June 25, 2024

"YouTube Comments on My Marriage," a Poem by Cristine Brache

From the Collection "Goodnight Sweet Thing"

By Cristine Brache | June 21, 2024

“My Atmosphere,

“My Atmosphere," a Poem by Alan Felsenthal

From the Collection "Hereafter"

By Alan Felsenthal | June 20, 2024

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"Wrong Winds," a Poem by Ahmad Almallah

By Ahmad Almallah | June 20, 2024

“Exit Muse,” a Poem by Zoë Hitzig

By Zoë Hitzig | June 7, 2024

“Auld Lang Syne,” a Poem by Michael Lista

By Michael Lista | June 7, 2024

“The Final City.” A Poem by Samer Abu Hawwash, translated by Huda Fakhreddine

“The Final City.” A Poem by Samer Abu Hawwash, translated by Huda Fakhreddine

“by your small bed / torn apart by monsters, / I stand naked, / stripped of myself / and of everything.”

By Samer Abu Hawwash and Huda Fakhreddine | May 24, 2024

“To Become a Poet is to Step Into the Void.” Brian Henry on Slovenian Poet Tomaž Šalamun

“To Become a Poet is to Step Into the Void.” Brian Henry on Slovenian Poet Tomaž Šalamun

With Poems Translated by Brian Henry

By Literary Hub | May 22, 2024

“Tunnel Vision.” A Poem by Peter Mishler

“Tunnel Vision.” A Poem by Peter Mishler

From His New Collection, “Children in Tactical Gear”

By Peter Mishler | May 3, 2024

“Designer,” a Poem by Dorothy Chan

“Designer,” a Poem by Dorothy Chan

From the Collection “Return of the Chinese Femme”

By Dorothy Chan | May 3, 2024

“Gravel Ghost or Gravel Gertie,” a Poem by Alice Notley

“Gravel Ghost or Gravel Gertie,” a Poem by Alice Notley

From the Collection “Being Reflected Upon”

By Alice Notley | April 22, 2024

“To My Teacher,” a Poem by Jean Valentine

“To My Teacher,” a Poem by Jean Valentine

From the Collection “Light Me Down: The New & Collected Poems of Jean Valentine”

By Jean Valentine | April 18, 2024

Exclusive: Read a new poem by National Book Award finalist Joan Wickersham.

Exclusive: Read a new poem by National Book Award finalist Joan Wickersham.

By Literary Hub | April 15, 2024

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