Not Everything is Linear, but We are Still Done
“I hold hate in my heart, a hearth. / My hands, kindling.”
Black Madonna
Hunger is a kind of sermon; to see a lonely thing and want to make it a part of yourself.
Thoughts on Legs
By Maya Owen
“I make do, don’t / I, with my double-edged mind? / At this point, what haven’t I tried?”
Poetry (Resources) We Admire: Palestine
This July, Palette’s Poetry We Admire column seeks to pay attention to and elevate Palestinian voices, demands, and dreams of liberation in light of the ongoing occupation of Palestine.
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.
Winners and Finalists of the 2021 Emerging Poet Prize
We are honored to share with everyone the winners, finalists, and longlist of the 2021 Emerging Poet Prize! This year’s winners were selected by Kelli Russell Agodon.
Bathe All This in Light
“Between which silence / and which tongue will we find God? // Bathe all this in light. / One day we’ll darken into form.”
Knee Length #1
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.