You Guys brushing my teeth at 2 in the morning I sayover my shoulder you guys you guys I’m seriouswhat … More
Tag: poetry
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
a poem for grace
That year we danced to green bleeps on screen.My son had come early, just the 1kg of him,all big head, … More
a poem for the end of summer
Blackberry-Picking, by Seamus Heaney for Philip Hobsbaum Late August, given heavy rain and sunFor a full week, the blackberries would … More
everything is going to be alright
Everything Is Going To Be Alright, by Derek Mahon (read by Andrew Scott and by Derek Mahon) How should I … More