by Jan Beatty I went looking for the body. The apple， tree， the river. Gliding voice， curve of arm，pearly blue uterus. Muscled calf， the neptune green...
by Ned O'Gorman When the panther came no belfrey rang alarums， no cleric spat his tea. When the panther came the sky and lawn were still. The pant...
by Dennis Hinrichsen They must have bled as they sang， the needles so quick through the linen， the frayed mesh， the silvers must have stung them. Pinp...
by Tory Dent Only my mouth taking you in， the greenery splayed deep green. Within my mouth， your arm inserted， a stem of gestures， breaking gracefully...
by Muriel Rukeyser In the cave with a long-ago flare a woman stands， her arms up. Red twig， black twig， brown twig. A wall of leaping darkness over he...
by Edna St. Vincent Millay All I could see from where I stood Was three long mountains and a wood； I turned and looked another way， And saw three isla...
by Patricia Fargnoli When I heard the bombing had begun I drove down to Keene and bought a 3x magnifying glass， a sketch book and drawing pencils. The...
by Nikki Giovanni （for Sally Sellers） Like a fading piece of cloth I am a failure No longer do I cover tables filled with food and laughter My seams a...
by Thomas Lux Boil it down： feet， skin， gristle， bones， vertebrae， heart muscle， boil it down， skim， and boil again， dreams， history， add them and boi...
by May Swenson Body my house my horse my hound what will I do when you are fallen Where will I sleep How will I ride What will I hunt Where can I go w...