Master of the Female Half-Lengths
“the women’s heart-shaped / faces like pale evenings cracked / with elegant longing for assignations.”
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Orienteering (Summer, 1994)
By Sarah Carey
“In my 30s, I seek // and scan. A broadcast warns / of thunderstorms on the horizon”
Goldfish Memory
By Holly Zhou
“I bubbled at the mouth. / But you kept me safe, kept my glass clean. / Close.”
Carmine
By Ren Wilding
“At the pharmacy, I pluck butterfly wings / from my wallet to stop / anything from fluttering in you.”
Craft Essay as a Set of Commands
First, read the following poem; She Spent A Year Hallucinating Birds by Jill Alexander Essbaum https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/92035/she-spent-a-year-hallucinating-birds They perched …
Beyond Shakespeare: Rhyming Poetry in Modern Day
We’ve all heard it. “Sonnet 18,” “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” Or maybe it’s Walt …
Don’t Look So (Verb) Tense: Proofreading and Other Best Practices for Submitters
You’re ready to submit. You’ve gotten your poems together. This contest sounds like the perfect fit for your …
OK Ladies, Now Get In Formation: Tips on Quickly Elevating Form For Emerging Writers
Poet Ocean Vuong—author of Night Sky With Exit Wounds and On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous (among others) has …
Quick, Quick, Slow: Punctuation Tips for Poets
For writers of prose, academic, technical, or even creative writing, the idea of poetry—where there are no “rules”—can …