In the Next Next World
Gillian Conoley discusses the devastation wrought by the October 2017 Northern California wildfires, the most destructive in the state’s history.
Open Openly – PoetryNow
Alan Felsenthal lists and blesses aspects of his life, large and small, for which he is grateful.
Of Poetry and Women and the World
I have to say that war is man-made. It’s made by men. It’s their thing, it’s their world, and they’re terribly injured in it.
Lola Ridge: The Radical Modernist We Won’t Forget Twice
The past-due revival of Lola Ridge: poet, editor, feminist, and political activist.
The Poetics of Mass Murder
Poems responding to past gun violence, mass murders, and school shootings.
The Poet and the Riot
Shortly after Martin Luther King's assassination in 1968, Gwendolyn Brooks wrote a poem about the power of riots.
What Jimmy Taught Me – PoetryNow
Harmony Holiday meditates on her biracial heritage and the legacy of her parents.
The Demon – PoetryNow
Jennifer Firestone recounts the state of dementia in a loved one.
Picking up Your Spilled Pills off the Floor Is Briefly Humbling – PoetryNow
Ben Fama meditates on the loss of a job and the world view of corporate America.
The Lamp of Mutual Aid
Joshua Edwards meditates on the nature of work and communal living. Produced by Katie Klocksin.