How The Hell Are You?

How The Hell Are You, by Glyn Maxwell     How the hell are you.Christ you haven’t crossed my mindsince all … More

Are All the Break-Ups in Your Poems Real?

Are All the Break-Ups in Your Poems Real? If by real you mean as real as a shark tooth stuckin … More

words for lost worlds

From Swimmer Among the Stars, by Kanishk Tharoor ‘As a rule, the last speaker of a language no longer uses … More

for 2am

You Guys brushing my teeth at 2                in the morning I sayover my shoulder                you guys you guys I’m seriouswhat … More

a poem for the nights we wonder

Puedo Escribir Puedo escribir los versos más tristes esta noche. Escribir, por ejemplo: ‘La noche está estrellada,y tiritan, azules, los … More

when all this is over

Swineherd When all this is over, said the swineherd,I mean to retire, whereNobody will have heard about my special skillsAnd … More

a poem for pop culture

[the song for this week] Cardi B Tells Me about Myself Dear Frustrated in Flatbush,Gurl, just go on ahead then.You … More

a poem for the people we ignore

Two Winos Most days you will find this pair reclining on the waste groundBetween Electric Street and Hemp Street, sharing … More

a poem for our silence

We Lived Happily During the War And when they bombed other people’s houses, we protestedbut not enough, we opposed them … More

a poem for split selves

Bilingual/Bilingüe, by Rhina P. Espaillat My father liked them separate, one there,one here (allá y aquí), as if aware that … More