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Prose from Poetry MagazineBy Kim Moore
On two UK poets.
Latest Book Reviews
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Book ReviewBy Friederike MayröckerTranslated By Donna StonecipherReviewed By Janani Ambikapathy
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poemBy Jessica Abughattas
The winter I leave him, I ask my parents to consider me their oldest son. To bend the rules. I could be a little tree, late to flourish, focused on my underground career.
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poemBy Cheryl Clarke
Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church Nine Senior pastor state senator
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poemBy G.C. Waldrep
It was not a question of not having the language for it— having two, in fact. The walking towards it, and then the walking away. How that felt, all the green
May all living things
be happy one day.
But let them take their time.
Featured Podcasts & Videos
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AudioFrom Poetry Off the Shelf May 2024
Sara Henning on radical truth, obsessive forms, and letting go of grief.
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VideoFrom Poetry Events
Melissa Bradshaw, co-curator of the Harriet Monroe and the Open Door exhibition, reads our “The Amazing Harriet Monroe” comic book, which features artwork by Lilli Carré.
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Podcasts
Joyelle McSweeney on sound, style icons, and the Ovidian landscape of her ear canal.
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From Poetry Off the Shelf May 2024
Sara Henning on radical truth, obsessive forms, and letting go of grief.
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From Poetry Off the Shelf April 2024
Philip Metres on middle age, writer's block, and praying for the people of Palestine.
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From Poetry Off the Shelf April 2024
April Gibson on chronic illness, religion, and being a teenage mother.
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From Poetry Off the Shelf March 2024
Declan Ryan on his father's construction job, tenderness between boxers, and the inevitable tragic end.