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Two Poems by Sher Ting Chim

April 19, 2023

Why is it
when we die,
We always remember most
the song from our childhood?

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In Poetry Tags 2023 April, Poems, Poetry, Two Poems, Sher Ting Chim, 藕断丝连:, Everything Is About Dying Except Death Itself
Image of mourning persron in all black, holding a red rose. They are wearing a long black veil, but their head is not in the shot.

Two Poems by Carol Matos

March 15, 2023

why do I devour myself/yet continue to grow new leaves?

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In Poetry Tags 2023 March, Poetry, Carol Matos, Two Poems, Two Poems by Carol Matos
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Two Poems by Marilyn Nelson

January 18, 2023

In petticoats, ribbons, and ostrich plumes,
with watch chains, snuff boxes, and monocles,
we were enchanted individuals
last night, cinderellas without our brooms.

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In Poetry, Print Tags 19thCenturyNY, Marilyn Nelson, Two Poems, Poems, Poetry, Throwback, Archive, Print, 2023 January, 2009 spring vol. 2 issue 1
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Two Poems by Karen An-hwei Lee

September 28, 2022

Angelenos call the phenomenon of swarming water bees
a congregation as in a church

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In Print, Poetry Tags Karen An-hwei Lee, Two Poems, Prayers for the Lost Water Bees, Lime Ceviche Before the Rapture, Poetry, Poems, Throwback, Archive, Print, 2015 spring vol. 8 issue 1, 2022 October

Two Poems by Alana de Hinojosa

April 22, 2022

I took so long to learn / the black in pockets is you

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In Poetry, Print Tags Alana de Hinojosa, Two Poems, Playa de los Muertos, Prayer After Demolition, Poetry, Poems, Throwback, Archive, Print, 2018 fall vol. 11 issue 2

Two Poems by Victoria Chang

April 22, 2022

Somewhere, in the morning, my mother / had become the sketch.

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In Poetry, Print Tags Victoria Chang, Orbit, The Head, Poetry, Two Poems, Throwback, Archive, Print, 2018 spring vol. 11 issue 1

Two Poems by Leah Claire Kaminski

March 9, 2022

Now that I’ve stopped, I have more time to think about things like rocks, slightly less for thinking about self-loathing.

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In Newsletter, Poetry Tags Two Poems, Leah Claire Kaminski, Zombie Sonnet, Amethyst, Newsletter, 2022 March

Two Poems by Lily Rose Kosmicki

December 15, 2021

A satisfied end eludes me / The hysteria of locution becomes me / Charred brain crowded and crowned / with fleshy angles feeding / of the mouthparts, crazed

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In Newsletter, Poetry Tags Two Poems, The Unmentionable, Close at Hand, Lily Rose Kosmicki, Poetry, Poem, 2021 December, Newsletter, love

Two Poems by Robin LaMer Rahija

May 12, 2021

we forced open small holes and planted / their delicate bodies, covered / the white network / of translucent roots. / We watered them and waited.

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In Poetry Tags Two Poems, Poems, Poetry, Robin LaMer Rahija, I Can Never Put a Bird in a Poem Because My Name is Robin and That is NOT Fair, Venn Diagram, 2021 May
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Two Poems by Chris Haven

May 5, 2021

They are relic and untouchable. They move older than direction, under timelapse skies.

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In Poetry, Newsletter, Print Tags Two Poems, Chris Haven, A Thousand Sexy Wives, The Saint in My Closet, Throwback, Print, Prose Poem, Video Tapes, VCR, Michigan Poet, Poem, Poetry, 2010 spring vol. 3 issue 2
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Two Poems by Sarah Wetzel

May 5, 2021

we forced open small holes and planted / their delicate bodies, covered / the white network / of translucent roots. / We watered them and waited.

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In Poetry, Newsletter Tags Two Poems, Sarah Wetzel, We Didn't Ruin Everything, Denouement, newsletter, poems, poetry, 2021 May
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Two Poems by Madison Rahner

February 24, 2021

Give me Leda with thighs / like bear traps, skull-crushing, ready to rush / the sky on her own wings. Leda who lies / poised, nails polished red on her lush shore.

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In Poetry Tags Two Poems, I Realize I Want You, Paint Me a Leda, Madison Rahner, Poetry, Poems, 2021 February

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