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 Dead This sonnet considers the fragmented, elusive way the dead resurface in our lives. We Wear the Mask We Wear the Mask is a resilient and entrancing tug-of-war with external perceptions of self. 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. Two Words: A Wedding bpNichol presents life as a river of ever-changing words and asks us to step in. Guanahani, 11 This bracing ballad (re)considers the beauty and history of the Caribbean island where Christopher Columbus first landed. dont worry yr hair Having a bad day? This uplifting poem about the power of our inner potential should light a spark. My Poem Without Me in It Imagining herself removed from her own poem, a poet realizes how poetry gives her the space to create herself. Too Negative Have your friends’ parents ever warned them away from you because they thought you were a bad influence? “Too Negative” is a poem about that experience. The Blue Guitar In this glosa poem, P.K. Page strums out questions about being an artist and telling the truth. A Stone Diary A love poem to a stone takes on deeper, rockier meanings. 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.” Two Hours on the Train In this deceptively simple poem, a poet on a journey transcends time. Plenty Who would have thought a trip to the grocery store could be so full of beauty? Plenty Who would have thought a trip to the grocery store could be so full of beauty? I Am The speaker longs to escape himself and to find freedom from within and without The Fish A dreamy poem diving into oceanic imagery, exploring time and change. Vancouver Lights This wartime poem looks out at Vancouver’s nighttime skyline and contemplates humanity. I Am The speaker longs to escape himself and to find freedom from within and without 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. Dulce et Decorum Est Wilfred Owen brilliantly uses rhyme and meter in this brutal poem about a poison gas attack during WWI. From One and Half of You Trying on traditional clothing and finding how it fits. Or not. 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. I Feel the Sun This poem articulates the poet’s intense feeling about the sunlight after going through a long winter. I’ve Tasted My Blood In this thunderous poem, the speaker proclaims his rage, anguish, and hope in the face of war and oppression. The Potato Harvest This lonely poem is about so much more than a bare field. I’ll Teach You Cree By sharing with us the untranslatable aspects of Cree culture, Scofield immerses the reader with the sensorial experiences that deepen the bonds of community. from Cross River . Pick Lotus Sometimes a simple wish granted, especially a final one, can change everything. from “Road Shoulders” the shoulder of the road gleams with the poet's attention Poor Speaker Yep, the speaker gets what you're trying to say. Vancouver Lights This wartime poem looks out at Vancouver’s nighttime skyline and contemplates humanity. Sweet Like a Crow This tumbling, outrageous list poem is a backhanded ode to a child’s less-than-melodious singing voice. sturgeon Intense with empathy, the poem places poet and struggling fish in direct physical relation. The Trick The body and the mind are intimately linked and cannot be divorced from each other. I Lost My Talk How can you speak your deepest truth in a language that doesn’t understand you? 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? I’ll Teach You Cree By sharing with us the untranslatable aspects of Cree culture, Scofield immerses the reader with the sensorial experiences that deepen the bonds of community. 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. 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 Not the Music In Not in the Music, Crozier explores the inviolable: the sacred parts of ourselves that we cherish as personal sanctuaries. Northern Light A poem about belonging when one doesn't feel like they are completely at home Pagination 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next › Next page Last » Last page Language English