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 New Experience Join the speaker on a whirlwind journey towards a surprising realization. From Correspondences Anne Michaels challenges us to find new maps to think about old experiences. These Poems, She Said Can an argument be the foundation of a love poem? Robert Bringhurst certainly thinks so! The Tyger In the woods at night, the speaker talks to a magical animal… The Days of the Unicorns Phyllis Webb beautifully writes an ode to the majestic unicorn. Community Garden Seeking to escape internet trolls the speaker turns her eye to the garden Buen Esqueleto With its allusions and repetitions, “Buen Esqueleto” speaks powerfully on behalf of families caught in the contemporary U.S. border conflict. Qawanguq with Fox Abigail Chabitnoy’s dreamscape of a poem depicts a coy little fox. 400: Coming Home You can’t help thinking about your life on a long stretch of highway. For My Best Friend One way to grieve is to give tribute, perhaps even before the person you are grieving is completely gone. Cold Solace Even after many months in the freezer, a honey cake calls up strong memories. The Bow What flows through a name, and a name, and a name? 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.” A Breakfast for Barbarians Come sit at this mythical table where guests eat the world’s mysteries for breakfast. Dulce et Decorum Est Wilfred Owen brilliantly uses rhyme and meter in this brutal poem about a poison gas attack during WWI. An Innocent Little Girl • Favzieh Rahgozar Barlas captures a snapshot of child marriage, its cultural and economic context, and its physical and emotional aftermath. Sweet Like a Crow This tumbling, outrageous list poem is a backhanded ode to a child’s less-than-melodious singing voice. 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? dont worry yr hair Having a bad day? This uplifting poem about the power of our inner potential should light a spark. A Stone Diary A love poem to a stone takes on deeper, rockier meanings. 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. 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. But I’m No One But I’m No one is a reflection on our tendency to fear death and the manifestation of this fear through uncanny beliefs. susiya Music binds and refreshes community people arrived Tracing and traveling with Kaie Kellough’s verse, the people in this poem plead to have their pulses read out loud. The Swimmer’s Moment Will you choose to observe from the rim of the whirlpool, or its centre? 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. Application Form Identity is elusive. Maybe it doesn’t exist at all. Top The poet remembers a father lost long before his death. Five Postcards from Jericho Postcards to regret, to time, to anyone at all a good day The poet recalls the day she heard her father would die. 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. Sometimes a Voice (1) On a hot summer afternoon, Danny jumped off the boathouse roof without thinking of the consequences. From One and Half of You Trying on traditional clothing and finding how it fits. Or not. Full Metal Oji-Cree That’s ok, our robomocassins will outlive you nine times over. 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. One Art When loss feels inevitable, sometimes the only thing to do is write it down… Money A museum coin collection prompts a reflection on the captivating nature of currency. I’ve Tasted My Blood In this thunderous poem, the speaker proclaims his rage, anguish, and hope in the face of war and oppression. La Belle Dame sans Merci: A Ballad What would you ask a knight if you found him alone and palely loitering along a barren path? Pagination 1 2 3 4 Next › Next page Last » Last page Language English