An error, a slump; at home, a silent spell. Imperfect guides to where the river led. This poem appears in the September 2023 issue. We would love to hear from you. Let us know what you think about ...

Thomas Merton expressed this vision in his poetry, novels, essays ... the mountain eyes Of the two shepherd children, young as flowers, Born to be dazzled by no mortal snow. Striking like lightning to ...

Forget your favorite love story—it can’t possibly be as moving as the one the speaker tells of the flower and the wind that loved her. It’s a lovely poem to share with your significant other ...

Aster These star-shaped blooms take their name from the Greek word for "star," and in Greek mythology, they represented love ...

A conference that convenes every 10 years in Harrisonburg to honor and study Black poetry kicks off its fourth gathering on ...

Emilie Buchwald comes from the literary world. Mark Connor from the boxing ring. These two Minnesota poets from very different backgrounds debut their new collections this week. And we start ...

the thing another thing is like — but later in the poem, outside parentheses, we encounter “Some Thursday’s drift of cloud,” and “white/piss-smelling flowers, intimate/spring air against ...

BLUFF: Poems, by Danez Smith The intent seems clear ... We’ve left behind “the window, the wind, the flowers, the hive,/myqueenmyqueenmyqueen!” and friends “whose names burst my heart ...

It’s easy to rush through campus without noticing the little details around us, but sometimes the scent of a flower in the ...

These roses, along with peonies, sunflowers, lilies and more, are plush creations made by artist Cj Hendry as part of a ...