Exploring the Edges of Contemporary Poetry
Poetry: Brother by Steven Sanchez
Steven Sanchez’s new work pleads with love—for preservation, for family. “Brother” plays a melancholy song, mudcracked and wilting, but not one without hope, or without beauty. The poem seeks the place inside us where the cool water of sibling love…
Poet in the Mirror: Kate Gaskin
We’re so proud to share some insight into the lives and hearts of today’s poets with our Poet In The Mirror series. This week, Kate Gaskin—author of the award winning Forever War (from YesYes Books)—shares the struggles of knowing when…
We’re so proud to share some insight into the lives and hearts of today’s poets with our Poet In The Mirror series. This week, Kate Gaskin—author of the award winning Forever War (from YesYes Books)—shares the struggles of knowing when…
The 2020 Award for New Poets, 2nd Place Winner: ON THE THING I CANNOT EXPLAIN TO MY HUSBAND by Samantha Samakande
We’re all very excited to share with you the winners of the 2020 Award for New Poets, selected by the stellar emerging poets Jake Skeets, Camonghne Felix, and Paige Lewis. Today, we have second place winner by Samantha Samakande. Stay…
We’re all very excited to share with you the winners of the 2020 Award for New Poets, selected by the stellar emerging poets Jake Skeets, Camonghne Felix, and Paige Lewis. Today, we have second place winner by Samantha Samakande. Stay…
Poetry: Frida Kahlo, The Little Deer, 1946 by Gabriella R. Tallmadge
Gabriella R. Tallmadge’s newest work is in conversation with the 1946 work by Frida Kahlo—a devastating piece of artistry. Today’s poem dives into those arrow-fetched wounds, “what wreckage,” Gabriella finds, “such freedom.” Frida Kahlo, The Little Deer, 1946
Gabriella R. Tallmadge’s newest work is in conversation with the 1946 work by Frida Kahlo—a devastating piece of artistry. Today’s poem dives into those arrow-fetched wounds, “what wreckage,” Gabriella finds, “such freedom.” Frida Kahlo, The Little Deer, 1946
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