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! From Correspondences Anne Michaels challenges us to find new maps to think about old experiences. Top The poet remembers a father lost long before his death. The Tyger In the woods at night, the speaker talks to a magical animal… Parable of the Eagle In this poem, an unlikely guest in the form of an eagle finds itself in a farmer’s hen house, resulting in an unexpected ending. 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 Before the Birth of One of Her Children This frank, devout poem confronts the risks facing a 17th-century woman in childbirth. Community Garden Seeking to escape internet trolls the speaker turns her eye to the garden Mantra of No Return It is possible to travel home when one has never been there. This poem does. Buen Esqueleto With its allusions and repetitions, “Buen Esqueleto” speaks powerfully on behalf of families caught in the contemporary U.S. border conflict. Modestine A woman writes a tender poem about her dad’s struggle with dementia. How Not to Spill Do you hold your hands shut, or do you let everything spill out? Blank Sonnet Set in Halifax of the 1930s, this sensual, inebriated love poem plays with the sonnet form. Letters In this tender poem tracing a lost love, the speaker holds on by letting things go… Poor Speaker Yep, the speaker gets what you're trying to say. from Exhibits from the American Water Museum Natalie Diaz mourns the violence committed against the Mojave people (and by extension, Indigenous people across North America) and bodies of water, inextricably connected A Stone Diary A love poem to a stone takes on deeper, rockier meanings. a good day The poet recalls the day she heard her father would die. 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. Someday I’ll Love Ocean Vuong In this tender poem of healing, care and remembrance, Ocean Vuong reaches out to his younger self. niya A physical encounter with a stranger ignites a fire of emotions about how to express the trauma of settlement and life in a colonial, urban environment. Homage to the Mineral of the Onion (I) Could a vegetable be the antidote to war? This poem thinks so. 1992 Sometimes a scent or a site or a taste can sweep you up into the past. This finely honed narrative poem knows what that’s like. 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.” An English Speaking Doctor Translates the Concerns of his Patient with Google/Un Docteur Anglophone Traduit Les Inquiétudes De Son Patient Avec Google This bilingual poem expresses the limitations of understanding across languages when experiences become lost in translation. The Bull Moose A moose's final, tortured moments unfold in a series of brutal images. Cold Solace Even after many months in the freezer, a honey cake calls up strong memories. grass In his short, funny poem, Ward Maxwell asks us to step on the grass, saying “it deserves it.” But isn’t that the point of grass? Money A museum coin collection prompts a reflection on the captivating nature of currency. The Fish A dreamy poem diving into oceanic imagery, exploring time and change. In Flanders Fields The dead summon us to action in this much-beloved poem of war. For My Best Friend One way to grieve is to give tribute, perhaps even before the person you are grieving is completely gone. 400: Coming Home You can’t help thinking about your life on a long stretch of highway. Picking Up a Dandelion A short and poignant poem, stretching out a brief moment of beauty. Two Hours on the Train In this deceptively simple poem, a poet on a journey transcends time. Five Postcards from Jericho Postcards to regret, to time, to anyone at all dont worry yr hair Having a bad day? This uplifting poem about the power of our inner potential should light a spark. Echolalia Exploring the tension between desire and satisfaction, this is “a poem that you have to kiss your way through without being kissed,” says Williams. Late Prayer Erin Robinsong delivers a quiet and fierce prayer for life on Earth in an age of ecological destruction and oligarchical domination people arrived Tracing and traveling with Kaie Kellough’s verse, the people in this poem plead to have their pulses read out loud. Application Form Identity is elusive. Maybe it doesn’t exist at all. Pagination 1 2 3 4 Next › Next page Last » Last page Language English