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 knowing Connie Fife cryptically combines land and body in this poem exploring connection to place and past. 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. The Blue Guitar In this glosa poem, P.K. Page strums out questions about being an artist and telling the truth. Five Postcards from Jericho Postcards to regret, to time, to anyone at all A Breakfast for Barbarians Come sit at this mythical table where guests eat the world’s mysteries for breakfast. Application Form Identity is elusive. Maybe it doesn’t exist at all. 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. 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. My Papa’s Waltz The poet writes a complex poem about his relationship with his father. Dinosaur Economics In this poem, playful romanticization meets a stark awakening Two Hours on the Train In this deceptively simple poem, a poet on a journey transcends time. 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… 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. 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. Dear Updike Evelyn Lau powerfully describes the world around her in order to grieve the loss of a beloved writer. 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 Have Something to Tell You In this surreal poem, a man made of cameras brings his unexpected concerns into sharper focus. Fast Commute Laurie Graham weathers an incongruous ice storm in this poem-excerpt that asks us to pause and understand that we are present here, “and with this understanding to start to hear.” 400: Coming Home You can’t help thinking about your life on a long stretch of highway. the knowing Connie Fife cryptically combines land and body in this poem exploring connection to place and past. At the Centre In this poem of a woman in deep repose, her seeds of self-care begin to blossom. Marshlands Quietly pause to take in the colours and sounds of a marsh. Sonoma A dreamlike sense of the uncanny hangs over this poem of an encounter on a coastal highway. Pale Blue Cover In this nostalgic poem, the speaker reminisces about the author Matt Cohen. people arrived Tracing and traveling with Kaie Kellough’s verse, the people in this poem plead to have their pulses read out loud. A Stone Diary A love poem to a stone takes on deeper, rockier meanings. I’ve Tasted My Blood In this thunderous poem, the speaker proclaims his rage, anguish, and hope in the face of war and oppression. Sonoma A dreamlike sense of the uncanny hangs over this poem of an encounter on a coastal highway. April 30, 2014 One spring day, dreading an afternoon appointment that will dredge up all kinds of terrible memories, the speaker of the poem focuses on the natural world around her. 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 New Experience Join the speaker on a whirlwind journey towards a surprising realization. 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. Northern Light A poem about belonging when one doesn't feel like they are completely at home The Potato Harvest This lonely poem is about so much more than a bare field. What Is Poetry Using only the letters in the title’s question, Holbrook generates a smorgasbord of weird and delightful answers. The Fish A dreamy poem diving into oceanic imagery, exploring time and change. The Lonely Land In this free verse poem, snapshots of a wild landscape show that beauty and conflict are not mutually exclusive — and that one may be derived from the other. Where There’s a Wall Both beauty and violence are just on the other side of the wall. In Flanders Fields The dead summon us to action in this much-beloved poem of war. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next › Next page Last » Last page Language English