SMEAR THE QUEER
“I feared pain / but hoped each hit might knock more pink / out of my gut, stain me truer blue.”
Landmark
By Isha Camara
“think ourselves in opposition to what murders us: / We carry ourselves above ground, float every night.”
Poetry We Admire: Indigenous Poets
This November, Associate Editor Benjamin Bartu curates poems by Indigenous Poets.
[the man in the dusk-colored glasses on gato b.]
By J.D. Debris
“Everywhere I go, I take the borderline with me. / & so for luck, & because I must, I cross myself”
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.
Legacy Suite #7
By I.S. Jones
The Legacy Suite is a three-part interview series in which poets delve into the tumultuous journey of publishing a debut full-length collection: before publication, during, and after. For this interview, I.S. Jones spoke with poet K. Iver about their debut, Short Film Starring My Beloved’s Bronco (Milkweed Editions, 2023).
Under these circumstances, I’ll have to settle for here,
“Summer isn’t a time for play it’s a time / for playing at forever”
Poetry We Admire: Legacy & Elegy
This October, Associate Editor Benjamin Bartu curates poems of Legacy and Elegy.