The Pain Reliever – PoetryNow
After an artist residency at Chicago’s International Museum of Surgical Science, Carrie Olivia Adams celebrates the lives of pioneering women in medicine during the nineteenth century.
Nothing Happened in 1999
this poem makes me think about how every year in the history of the world is a pivotal year and how quickly we forget all the monumental things that happen…
Maine Coast – PoetryNow
Lillian Yvonne Bertram meditates on conflicted romantic feelings during a summer spent in Maine. {listen}
Company – PoetryNow
Emily Hunt documents her time working at a greenhouse for an online flower seller. {listen} luxury feudalism is still feudalism
Ash Weed – PoetryNow
Laura Marie Marciano describes the feeling of freedom after closing a chapter in one’s life. {listen}
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.
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.