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In A Natural World
Melinda J. Irvine offers solace in the form of a haiku: when things seem crazy / stillness and simplicity / will allow silence
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Poems on the University
The language of higher-education procedure and bureaucracy in verse form, with tongue planted firmly in cheek.
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Chaos, Control: Four Poems for Uncertain Times
When there’s too much and too little to say, poetry often shows us the way.
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Movement: A Prose Poem
In Leeza Petrov’s short poetic memoir, life zooms by from one address to the next, and childhood, friendship, and love leave marks both subtle and vivid.
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Letter to a Ghost
“Your scent never lingers past sleep, where you remain. / At last I no longer covet those sheets you’ve shared.”
A poem by Robert Okaji at O at the Edges. -
Haunted
“she lay her thoughts aside,
like a chapter at rest in an open book–”
A poem from the writer and photographer at spanishwoods. -
Wings Clipped
“I saw that ballet let me soar / into displacement, and yet it also let me breathe / like a hummingbird in jeweled brevity…”
Literary zine Panoply nominates this poem by Rachel Dacus for a Pushcart Prize. -
wanisinowin
Lies, longing, and cultural disconnection trace a sad path through this poem by Samantha Marie Nock, a Métis woman living in Canada.
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Apology to a Non-Black Partner
Poetry by Radical Faggot: “I’m sorry loving me / meant splitting your bones / that my hands / were filled / by their own wringing”
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THE FEM
THE FEM is a literary journal that publishes feminist, diverse, and inclusive creative works — from fiction and spoken word to interviews with writers, artists, and creators.
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minor literature[s]Literary journal minor literature[s] presents off-the-beaten-path poetry, essays, art, and reviews by emerging authors and creators.
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Trish Hopkinson
Trish Hopkinson may describe herself as a “selfish poet,” but her site is an indispensable community hub for poetry lovers, with news and event listings, writing resources, and much more (including her own poems, of course).
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from something larger
“there wasn’t much to it
the smell of mornings rain
on a steamy street”
A slip of paper, a relationship failing, a short poem. -
We Are Fragile Things
“We are fragile things
Broken by loss and fixed with love.”
A poem inspired by the Japanese art of Kintsugi, by the blogging duo at Nesbit and Gibley. -
On Laundry Day
Poetry by Florence Lenaers: “on laundry day check the pockets, question / them, make them tell you what they know.”
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