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Poems & Essays

On Poetry

Thematic essays on beauty, politics, poetic forms, and more.

A Mouth Holds Many Things

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Chat Orpheus

by Travis Nichols

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On Marcellus Khaliifah Williams’ “At Last...Another’s Heartbeat”

Dujie Tahat

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Audre Lorde author photo
Carl Phillips on Audre Lorde
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Respect the Mic book cover
Respect the Mic: Celebrating 20 Years of Poetry from a Chicagoland High School
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The Listening World: Neurodivergent Poets from Unrestricted Interest

Chris Martin

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Kimiko Hahn author photo
Senryū: The Haiku’s Comic Cousin

Kimiko Hahn

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Escape Into Time by Peter J. Grippe. An abstract engraving.
Escape into Time

Timothy Donnelly

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Ursula K. LeGuin author photo
So Far So Good: On Ursula K. Le Guin
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