by Andrea Werblin Except for the chickens humming to each other， making themselves look boneless in the dirt， I want no memory of this place. I will l...
by Ralph Burns Two or more strands twisted together， Oxides and baser salts， admixture Of carbon， metal of lash and scourge， Strung like a virus， barb...
by Wallace Stevens Chieftain Iffucan of Azcan in caftan Of tan with henna hackles， halt！ Damned universal cock， as if the sun Was blackamoor to bear y...
by Franois Villon Translated by Galway Kinnell I die of thirst beside the fountain I'm hot as fire， I'm shaking tooth on tooth In my own count...
by Betsy Sholl You think you can handle these things： sunlight glinting off a red Jaguar honking at the old woman who has snagged her shopping cart on...
by Mark Rudman I've chosen to take the stairs. It's harder， but quicker than waiting for the elevator which seems eternally stuck on R-Roof. A...
by D.H. Lawrence You know what it is to be born alone， Baby tortoise！ The first day to heave your feet little by little from the shell， Not yet awake，...
by Timothy Dekin Back from a 12-hour pass， My student lays her Camel on the desk. The thin smoke rises in a rope that flutters A little to her breathi...
by Cole Porter VERSE As Dorothy Parker Once said to her boy friend， "Fare thee well，" As Columbus announced when he knew he was bounced， &qu...
by Richard Wilbur Your voice， with clear location of June days， Called me outside the window. You were there， Light yet composed， as in the just soft ...