PEN Poetry Series
Through 2019, the PEN Poetry Series published work by writers from all over the world.
Another Door
It’s simple enough to completely plow me over. / Some static in the radio’s belly, a sandwich / aglow in an empty room, love letters without / margins, and… More
Five Poems by Susan Scarlata
That no one uploads // this moth dust or downloads that bear strut. / Hear it. That we use our intricate moves for / something with succor. Hear it.… More
Two Poems by Cody-Rose Clevidence
etched appetites strung pearls on thick boughs: / bought come early, before the shine wears off / in this dalliance the days crust rose gentle / sight More
Three Poems by Ryan Collins
The choice to / Vegetablize yourself is a choice only you can / Make, New American. After this conversation / Everything I tell you will be off book, black… More
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Millennial
Though it somehow felt unlikely that money would continue to operate in this way for the rest of my life, it was actually probably the most likely thing to… More
from The Waters
Black hail falls on your daughter’s wedding. / Every day the next day is the biggest exam of your life. / When you say “coffee” all people hear is… More
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
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