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 Fish A dreamy poem diving into oceanic imagery, exploring time and change. Money A museum coin collection prompts a reflection on the captivating nature of currency. We Wear the Mask We Wear the Mask is a resilient and entrancing tug-of-war with external perceptions of self. 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. 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. Editing the Prairie If the prairie was a written story, imagine the rejection letter it might get! The Tyger In the woods at night, the speaker talks to a magical animal… In Flanders Fields The dead summon us to action in this much-beloved poem of war. My Grandmother Washes Her Feet in the Sink of the Bathroom at Sears A clash of cultures in a department store bathroom showcases pride and power in the towns matrons as well as the space in the middle where the speaker lives Application Form Identity is elusive. Maybe it doesn’t exist at all. Low Tide on Grand Pré The setting sun gives rise to a treasured memory of Grand Pré in this somber, rhythmic poem. Qawanguq with Fox Abigail Chabitnoy’s dreamscape of a poem depicts a coy little fox. 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. Modestine A woman writes a tender poem about her dad’s struggle with dementia. Someday I’ll Love Ocean Vuong In this tender poem of healing, care and remembrance, Ocean Vuong reaches out to his younger self. 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… 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. 400: Coming Home You can’t help thinking about your life on a long stretch of highway. Full Metal Oji-Cree That’s ok, our robomocassins will outlive you nine times over. 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. Northern Light A poem about belonging when one doesn't feel like they are completely at home My Papa’s Waltz The poet writes a complex poem about his relationship with his father. 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. Fear of Snakes The life of a snake and the memory of girlhood trauma are told in sinuously entwined language. Homage to the Mineral of the Onion (I) Could a vegetable be the antidote to war? This poem thinks so. Regardless This vibrant list poem celebrates the right to just Be. I Have Something to Tell You In this surreal poem, a man made of cameras brings his unexpected concerns into sharper focus. Sometimes a Voice (1) On a hot summer afternoon, Danny jumped off the boathouse roof without thinking of the consequences. How Not to Spill Do you hold your hands shut, or do you let everything spill out? susiya Music binds and refreshes community I Feel the Sun This poem articulates the poet’s intense feeling about the sunlight after going through a long winter. Two Hours on the Train In this deceptively simple poem, a poet on a journey transcends time. From One and Half of You Trying on traditional clothing and finding how it fits. Or not. 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. sturgeon Intense with empathy, the poem places poet and struggling fish in direct physical relation. A Breakfast for Barbarians Come sit at this mythical table where guests eat the world’s mysteries for breakfast. Famous In Famous, Naomi Nye speaks to the relationship between objects and the ideas they represent. She is as famous to the poem as the poem is famous its words. Pale Blue Cover In this nostalgic poem, the speaker reminisces about the author Matt Cohen. Pagination 1 2 3 4 Next › Next page Last » Last page Language English