Poem of the Day: Vievee Francis

ANOTHER ANTIPASTORAL I want to put down what the mountain has awakened. My mouthful of grass. My curious tale. I want to stand still but find myself moved patch by patch.There’s a bleat in my throat. Words fail me here. Can you understand? I sink to my knees...

Poem of the Day: Rebecca Pelky

RADIUM GIRL Once the boys were goldfish and all the girls were rings, tossed and bouncing from bowl to bowl. If not for the clink of plastic on glass,we’d never have known the frenzy,how it sorted itself to tinny song. The funhouse mirrors tripped us up, caught...

Poem of the Day & Remembering Ralph Angel

Happy Tuesday, friends. I hope you enjoyed your day and did something you love today. I mentioned yesterday that I’m diving more deeply back into my reading and writing, including sharing poetry during these uncertain times. On March 9th, the press where I used...

The Coronavirus & A Poem of the Day: Jennifer Jackson Berry

Hi friends! Happy Monday night. I know the world is strange and unpredictable right now, and I know we’re all going through a lot. But I hope you’re doing okay, wherever you are, and you are still finding some joy in your days. Me, I’ve been focusing...

Reading Louise Glück: 4 Days until Halloween

Happy Sunday, friends! I hope you’re having a relaxing weekend. Today, we’re going trick-or-treating in a neighborhood nearby with friends, and we’re also planning to go to Chicago’s Botanical Gardens to see their annual 1000 glowing...