There’s a intriguing and appealing rhythm to the word association that guides Seif-Eldeine’s “Subconscious Sonnet 113.” Sometimes the shifts make sense and the direct rhyme is clear, with the kind of connection that can instantly appear in your head. The…
“In Retrospect” is our interview series which asks renowned poets to look back over their poems and collections, mapping out their poetic processes. From their early writing to their most recent collection, we’re looking to hear about core poems and…
In “Poem Wedged into the Brittlebush or Poem that Eats What Happened,” Anna Flores captures the unrelenting pain and absence that continue to haunt a family after loss. The poem reveals the slow deterioration of heart and mind as a…
With plenty of opportunities to submit your work this month, some of which feature interdisciplinary practice or guided support for your writing efforts, it’s prime time to share your work with the world. Don’t forget that acceptances and rejections are…
In “Wheel of Fortune,” Emery’s command of form reveals how horrors can exist in isolated silos of devastation, weighing heavily on the mind — yet they blur at the edges, bleeding into one another until they become something incomprehensible, vast,…
In “To the man in my neighborhood who harassed me for ambulatory wheelchair use” Ariana Yeatts-Lonske earnestly challenges our understanding of what is “natural” by collapsing the boundaries between herself and the natural world. Simultaneously nature —high heat, rising rivers,…
In “ice cream for the apostles,” the poet elevates a simple post-church ritual into a sacred act through meticulous imagery and pacing. The tone oscillates between quiet devotion and understated yearning, transforming the ordinary into something like sacrament. “Pulau Bidong”…
