(patos y mojados)
“we studied flight patterns in endless, borderless skies / the way travelers study maps.”
Poetry We Admire: Blueprints
“Anna Atkins, rock climbing videos, victims of expectation.”
Abecedarian on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
By Tan Tzy Jiun
“in murky waters, lotus plants / unbosom their hearts. pink capsules floating in clear waters.”
Knee Length #7
By Khalisa Rae
In Knee Length, poet and journalist Khalisa Rae navigates the nuances of an inherited conservative legacy. Pulling from memories of her religious upbringing and education, family history, and matrilineal teachings, Knee Length is a history reimagined and excavated—a rebellious relearning of desire and respectability, family and faith.
Featured Poetry
We are so grateful to all of our partner-poets for sharing their work with us—please enjoy their beautiful words in our Featured Poetry catalogue.
PRAYER TO THE GOD OF MERCY
“We wait for a sign — I see each inhale and exhale / become all the moon phases she has witnessed.”
AFRICANAMERICAN’T SONNET
“Perhaps it is true what the poet said of love: how / My mouth a sheath, love & betrayal both are swords.”
