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! Late Prayer Erin Robinsong delivers a quiet and fierce prayer for life on Earth in an age of ecological destruction and oligarchical domination Letters In this tender poem tracing a lost love, the speaker holds on by letting things go… 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. The Fatigue Fatigue is often the first sign something is wrong with one's body. Fatigue looms larger than life in this poem which grapples with meds, family, and coping. Modestine A woman writes a tender poem about her dad’s struggle with dementia. Not the Music In Not in the Music, Crozier explores the inviolable: the sacred parts of ourselves that we cherish as personal sanctuaries. World Town Layers of memory paint a moving, vibrant portrait of one man’s time spent in a seaside town with his father. the knowing Connie Fife cryptically combines land and body in this poem exploring connection to place and past. 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. Sonoma A dreamlike sense of the uncanny hangs over this poem of an encounter on a coastal highway. 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.” 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. a good day The poet recalls the day she heard her father would die. 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. 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? the ghosts of women once girls Poet Aja Monet reveals both gladness and sadness from a little girl enraptured by literature. Regardless This vibrant list poem celebrates the right to just Be. fluorine Rita Wong uncovers the poisons in everyday life to teach us about our relationship to the natural world. 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. 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. From Correspondences Anne Michaels challenges us to find new maps to think about old experiences. Fear of Snakes The life of a snake and the memory of girlhood trauma are told in sinuously entwined language. My sister cries the sea In this poem of environmental apocalypse, Mordecai pictures a divided planet as her sister, listening to the voices of plants and fish as they mourn habitat destruction in creole I Feel the Sun This poem articulates the poet’s intense feeling about the sunlight after going through a long winter. 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. dont worry yr hair Having a bad day? This uplifting poem about the power of our inner potential should light a spark. Five Postcards from Jericho Postcards to regret, to time, to anyone at all The Fatigue Fatigue is often the first sign something is wrong with one's body. Fatigue looms larger than life in this poem which grapples with meds, family, and coping. 400: Coming Home You can’t help thinking about your life on a long stretch of highway. How Not to Spill Do you hold your hands shut, or do you let everything spill out? Salmon Courage Deep bravery can emerge amid clashing familial hopes and truths. M. NourbeSe Philip shows us how. A Stone Diary A love poem to a stone takes on deeper, rockier meanings. susiya Music binds and refreshes community I Am The speaker longs to escape himself and to find freedom from within and without 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.” Opus 75, Sestina in B-flat for the Glockenspiel A silent glockenspiel plays out a teenage girl’s anxieties about growing up and fitting in. Beat! Beat! Drums! With rich bombastic language and Whitman's trademark sprawling lines, this poem rallies troops for war. Last Visit This poem invites you to discover the forms that outrage can take. 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. For My Best Friend One way to grieve is to give tribute, perhaps even before the person you are grieving is completely gone. Pagination 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next › Next page Last » Last page Language English