Poem of the Day
1981
By Asiya Wadud
in a world the orange sun resets
Poetry: A-C
The Missionary
By Cathy Arden
It’s not
because I am a land
lover
“This was the farewell …”
By Hannah Arendt
Many friends came with us
and whoever did not come was no longer a friend.
Above
By Rae Armantrout
The brain has powerful filters
that screen out most
thoughts and images:
Array
By Rae Armantrout
A human begins
by claiming
to be something else:
a red bird
in a picture book;
a little red
Corvette.
Can You See
By Rae Armantrout
Flag lolling
on its pole
like a dog’s tongue.
Contrast
By Rae Armantrout
What’s to like
if not contrast?
Shadows beneath
the model’s sharp
cheekbones, her ample
yet precise lips.
Now See
By Rae Armantrout
Don’t worry.
We have armies
of showrunners
Probe
By Rae Armantrout
No lie!
Need input!
Not ghosting you!
The
By Rae Armantrout
Let Scott equal “I.”
Scott says, “I
asked my team
to pull your records.”
The Hedge
By Rae Armantrout
Unlikely,
the homelife
of water