Poem A Day – June 7, 2016
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Interval
Marilyn Hacker
Attention fraying
in late afternoon light, soon
day will be done, not
the work incumbent on it
– whatever that might have been –
Gnarls ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – June 6, 2016
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[the incompressible shuffles into place]
kari edwards
substituting one day for the next remaining attempt to emerge from the next gesture skip deity made entirely of language, ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – June 5, 2016
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I Was Minor
Olena Kalytiak Davis
In this life,
I was very minor.
I was a minor lover.
There was maybe a day, a night
or two, when I was on.
I was, would have been,
a minor ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – June 4, 2016
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The Sunlight
Miguel Murphy
You wouldn’t know it could feel so redundant –
the wolfish starlings plunder the grass
and nothing burns. Big Sur. We came here to ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – June 3, 2016
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The Pasture
Robert Frost
I’m going out to clean the pasture spring;
I’ll only stop to rake the leaves away
(And wait to watch the water clear, I may):
I sha’n’t ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – June 2, 2016
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The Ecchoing Green
William Blake
The sun does arise,
And make happy the skies.
The merry bells ring
To welcome the Spring.
The sky-lark and thrush,
The birds of the bush,
Sing ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – June 1, 2016
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Praxis
Wendy Xu
I had put down in writing my fear of the war
I too pined for pastoral description
The blue of the water was the blue of the world
Newness does not, for me, ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – May 31, 2016
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What Is the Difference
Laurie Sheck
Stein asked what is the difference. She did not ask what is the sameness. Did not ask what like is. Or proximity. Resemblance. Did not ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – May 30, 2016
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litany
Mahogany L. Browne
I wish I knew how
It would feel to be free
I wish I could break
All the chains holding me – Nina Simone
today i am a black woman in america
& ... Continue Reading →
