From Vivarium
Do I have another charge on earth? // Who else sees these pine limbs downed by lightning / branches quaking in thunder / needles thick on the forest floor?… More
From “Whereas”
WHEREAS I tire. Of my effort to match the effort of the statement: “Whereas Native Peoples and non-Native settlers engaged in numerous armed conflicts in which unfortunately, both took… More
Dawn, Third Shift
so much carnage, joy en bloc / you were struck by scalding water // light without warmth // comfort without pleasure / heaven poured gasoline over // what does… More
Spill Split
I am sentimental, but continue to be surprised by how quickly an event, while / retreating into the past, gains its nostalgia. More
PEN American Center Protests Fifteen-Year Prison Sentence for Qatari Poet
Al Ajami was arrested in 2011 on charges of “inciting the overthrow of the ruling system” and insulting the emir after a video of him reading an original poem… More
A Reading from “The Big Smoke” by Adrian Matejka
Adrian Matejka reads "Hubert's Museum & Flea Circus," "Battle Royale," "Sporting Life," "Rememory," and "Verdi's Il Travatore" from The Big Smoke, a 2013 National Book Award finalist for poetry. The… More
The Shaman of Ice Cream
On Monday, September 23, 2013, Sherman Alexie participated in a live conversation with PEN America and Director of the Office of Intellectual Freedom at the ALA, Barbara Jones. This… More
from Poses
At this, Joe asked, Are you good? O yeah, I’m a slugger, she said, her gaze trained on the far wall. Every statement she makes induces in me a… More
Two Poems from Metaphysical Dog
In a labyrinth of blankets in the garage // at seven / with a neighbor boy // you learned abasement // learned amazed that what must be / obliterated… More
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