Confessional
“the leering eye, the doting eye, / the eye wet with love.”
Contest Winner
Learning English in the Margins of the Masters
“What is the sound of a throat when it sings? / What is the wound of a throat when it singes?”
2023 Sappho Prize: Winners & Finalists
We are honored to share with everyone the winners and finalists of the 2023 Sappho Prize for Women Poets! Please join us in congratulating these remarkable poets. Winners were selected by Evie Shockley.
Tony Reflects on Form
By Mia Kang
“Gold / leaf caught the candlelight, / flicker of god.”
Sidewalk
By Logan Klutse
“Don’t let / your body become a blade for the city / to pick its teeth with”
2022 Chapbook Prize Winner: Joshua Aiken
Winner of the 2022 Palette Chapbook Prize Joshua Aiken Read the chapbook for free here. You can …
2023 Rising Poet Prize: Winners & Finalists
We are honored to share with everyone the winners and finalists of the 2023 Rising Poet Prize! Please join us in congratulating these remarkable poets. Winners were selected by Maggie Smith.
ON OUR BIRTHDAY, LORRAINE HANSBERRY & I DISCUSS SUNLIGHT
“O, Lorraine, I have / Been called strange & fruity, too: melon & / Lemon. Apple, mango, pine, cherry.”
Scorched Earth
By Tiana Clark
“Am I allowed / to conjure the possibility of pain to protect / myself from the pain?”