by John BerrymanThere sat down， once， a thing on Henry's heartsó heavy， if he had a hundred years& more， & weeping， sleepless， in a...
by David Lehman When she says margarita she means daiquiri. When she says quixotic she means mercurial. And when she says， "I'll never speak ...
by Reetika Vazirani New Delhi， 1967 1. We kept war in the kitchen. A set of ten bone china plates， now eight. As if a perfumed guest stole her riches ...
by Michael Longley Brown lark beside the sun Supervising Carrigskeewaun In late May， marsh marigolds And yellow flags， trout at the low Bridge hesitat...
by Matthew ArnoldThe sea is calm tonight.The tide is full， the moon lies fairUpon the straits； on the French coast， the lightGleams and is gone； the c...
by Dennis Lee They never stop asking me "What will you be？—— A doctor， a dancer， A diver at sea？" They never stop bugging me： &q...
by Clayton Eshleman Unicellular sac pressed fingertips， two dots， a me row——or a herow？ a meandering red moist blastospore， a multicellula...
by Peter Meinke We shouldn‘t worship suffering： the world’s a spinning rack where suffering indicates all goes well we‘re alive and ...
by Jack Prelutsky "My stomach's full of butterflies！" lamented Dora Diller. Her mother sighed. "That's no surprise， you ate a c...
by Jalalu'l-din Rumi （Translated by Coleman Barks） What was said to the rose that made it open was said to me here in my chest. What was told the ...