PinnedPoem of the day #73You are not, like her, a mirror With paintbrushes instead of eyes And a set of scales in the cupboard To weigh ingredients in a poem. You…Sep 22, 2021Sep 22, 2021
Poem of the day #80Napoleon and Lady Di, anything martial. You can’t spell ’em ‘ead but you know ‘em. What are those birds made of? What’s so good about them…Jan 19, 2022Jan 19, 2022
Poem of the day #79Will it make them better, one year later, to return To new Jersey and work at Bank United? Not really, she thinks, walking up and down The…Nov 15, 20211Nov 15, 20211
Poem of the day #78I am the magnet of your childhood, the unbearable thick-necked yellow carafe of sextuplet, the summer when you could no longer separate…Nov 12, 20211Nov 12, 20211
Poem of the day #77Come to me in the evening when the moon’s lying on the leaves in the sea of trees. I will pour a drink of water into the palm of your hand…Sep 30, 2021Sep 30, 2021
Poem of the day #76What the doctor said I didn’t listen to him. But what he said Got through to me. I thought he meant that it was all my fault that things…Sep 27, 2021Sep 27, 2021
Poem of the day #75I dreamt of red flowers growing into gold trees. My father travels all day, taking my and grandfather’s name. Let’s go to the foot of the…Sep 24, 2021Sep 24, 2021
Poem of the day #74When your mouth closes around a flame it is asleep and ready to die. I am putting my hand to my mouth to tell myself, You are not alone, It…Sep 23, 20211Sep 23, 20211
Poem of the day #71Blank as a bird just after flight or just before. The distinction matters not, nor even the basic impulse away. As in the realm of empty…Sep 21, 2021Sep 21, 2021
Poem of the day #71They dressed me in a gown, They laced me up, They made me horseshoe-shaped, Round as a marmoset, Like a big blue nut, Round as a marble…Sep 20, 2021Sep 20, 2021