These poems each have a set of guided questions, related videos that allow for deeper investigation, and suggested writing activities. We'll be adding more poems here soon! The Problem With Being a Box Too Small for Its Contents Misch expounds the unbearable work needed after a breakup: to separate from your lost love and “rejoin yourselves…even when you don’t want to.” At the Centre In this poem of a woman in deep repose, her seeds of self-care begin to blossom. Passing into Storm Through an objective lens, this poem, which could be a trailer for a horror movie, describes a white man deliberately walking into a snow storm. To what end? Guanahani, 11 This bracing ballad (re)considers the beauty and history of the Caribbean island where Christopher Columbus first landed. The Powwow at the End of the World Sherman Alexie slams the environmental destruction of settler-colonialism as we travel on an upstream course towards the powwow at the end of the world. susiya Music binds and refreshes community From Correspondences Anne Michaels challenges us to find new maps to think about old experiences. Reluctance Even after you’ve jumped all the fences, climbed all the hills, and looked at the world, it can be hard to accept how you feel… Money A museum coin collection prompts a reflection on the captivating nature of currency. Other In Other, Livesay breaks free of patriarchy’s hold and ventures into landscapes of mountain, cedar forests, night skies, and the fierce interior of her spirit. World Town Layers of memory paint a moving, vibrant portrait of one man’s time spent in a seaside town with his father. The Swimmer’s Moment Will you choose to observe from the rim of the whirlpool, or its centre? A Stone Diary A love poem to a stone takes on deeper, rockier meanings. I Am The speaker longs to escape himself and to find freedom from within and without dont worry yr hair Having a bad day? This uplifting poem about the power of our inner potential should light a spark. My Papa’s Waltz The poet writes a complex poem about his relationship with his father. Jesse’s Farm Sadiqa de Meijer reckons with environmental degradation and motherhood in this poem that asks whether showing our children “the beloved world” is enough. The New Experience Join the speaker on a whirlwind journey towards a surprising realization. The Problem With Being a Box Too Small for Its Contents Misch expounds the unbearable work needed after a breakup: to separate from your lost love and “rejoin yourselves…even when you don’t want to.” Pale Blue Cover In this nostalgic poem, the speaker reminisces about the author Matt Cohen. Letters In this tender poem tracing a lost love, the speaker holds on by letting things go… We Wear the Mask We Wear the Mask is a resilient and entrancing tug-of-war with external perceptions of self. Pale Blue Cover In this nostalgic poem, the speaker reminisces about the author Matt Cohen. Chemo Side Effects: Memory The stop-start, grasping form of this poem mirrors the speaker's struggle to reconcile herself with one of the side effects of cancer treatment. The Visions of Stone Carrier In this dreamlike piece exploring memory and primogeniture, N. Scott Momaday casts a haunting spell that transports the reader through mystery and reminiscence. Death of a Young Son by Drowning Blurring time but clarifying feeling, this poem gives voice to a mother who loses a son and gains a country. Editing the Prairie If the prairie was a written story, imagine the rejection letter it might get! I Have Something to Tell You In this surreal poem, a man made of cameras brings his unexpected concerns into sharper focus. Chemo Side Effects: Memory The stop-start, grasping form of this poem mirrors the speaker's struggle to reconcile herself with one of the side effects of cancer treatment. World Town Layers of memory paint a moving, vibrant portrait of one man’s time spent in a seaside town with his father. from “Road Shoulders” the shoulder of the road gleams with the poet's attention Sonoma A dreamlike sense of the uncanny hangs over this poem of an encounter on a coastal highway. Common Magic Do you ever wonder how anything gets done when we’re all swirling in our own galaxies of thought and experience? This poem does too. aubade for the BPD subreddit user who wrote can people with BPD love? The stunningly cruel comments of an internet forum reverberate throughout a sleepless night Regardless This vibrant list poem celebrates the right to just Be. The Dead This sonnet considers the fragmented, elusive way the dead resurface in our lives. Common Magic Do you ever wonder how anything gets done when we’re all swirling in our own galaxies of thought and experience? This poem does too. Salmon Courage Deep bravery can emerge amid clashing familial hopes and truths. M. NourbeSe Philip shows us how. Weed Killer Fiona Tinwei Lam moves from personal to universal and back to the personal in this chilling poem about the ecological destruction bequeathed from one generation to the next. The ABG (Able-Bodied Gaze) The abled-bodied gaze is an intrusive force in this poem, making a spectacle of a disabled body and attempting to reduce them to their impairment. Pagination 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next › Next page Last » Last page Language English