The easiest way is to say it
“There is no one to call in the city / when night pulls the sharpest stars out of me,”
Fruit & Vegetables Picked from Daily Life
By Iris Lee
“I fell in love with a broccoli woman whose head flowered / into florets of poetry. At first, her presence / was nutritious. We were both so green,”
Charms Against Dysphoria I & II
By Kit Dwyer
“Mark distance by bridges, time by tide. / Stride over that flowing heart two, ten, twenty times a day, / until you forget what side your body is on.”
visiting my parents after my dad puts up a MAGA sign
By Aether
“the world outside wasn’t real / laid inside its steeple, let sunlight drift in / through its stained glass of vines and leaves.”
Featured Poetry
We are so grateful to every poet who shares their work with us—please enjoy perusing the stunning work in our poetry archive.
The Poem Formerly Known as the Poem Formerly Known as Stupid
“If I could, I’d be as tender with words / as with husbands & I’d hammer / out pine dining chairs into cellos”
A Short History of my Gag Reflex
“I’ve been trying to whip sore / wounds into weapons, if only through language; / the tight lisp of my new name,”
