Six Poems by Fred Moten
his hair was like furry lining brushed and see-through and he was pale, his pinkness had a descent in it, like he had warmed down More
Three Poems by Aracelis Girmay
I wanted you to, Mother, / never let me free. I am home again, // if I lay on my side beside / the sleeping wolves, once men— //… More
from MW: A Field Guide to the Midwest
What my parents were most silent about was what they hated more than anything. They were professionals afterall, and to be professional means keeping one’s mouth shut. When my… More
An Excerpt from Dick
But each place is well and each well a hole encircled by hunters on their hams with spears listening between the broken and whole words into the darkness below… More
Joshua Edwards Reads “Red Storm Days”
Joshua Edwards stopped by the PEN America offices to record an excerpt, entitled "Red Storm Days," from his poem "Agonistes." Complete with hustling, bustling PEN America offices noises. More
Two Poems by Hoa Nguyen
Screaming mostly / I like to dance dark woods / stony hills lonely & moody /… More
Two Poems by Derek Gromadzki
how saints have bent slender here under orisons and absence / over which appearance tips and we the steadying More
Red Storm Days
Twenty-four descriptions of the future: / Champagne after a trip in a carriage, / Discontents without civilization, / A bizarre light will unsteady the air More
Four Poems by Wong May
Today again / The Pastoral / sounds like a funeral march / : the dream of / a statesman / waking up in heaven / Bearing with… More
I Loved Earth Years Ago
I no longer call his death in Tennessee a murder I call it an execution, executed for being queer. It happened over a dozen years ago and few believed… More
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