Brown Study
By Jane Zwart
“these studies are stirred / from other colors. The leaf turns / brown because it has been green / and gold and red.”
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The Autobiography of Anne Boleyn
“I dwell inside / the eye of your brain, the word on the page: me, / split for anyone to try.”
Partition Homes
How many words do I / know for hunger? What is the nestling space /
between two countries / of conflict called?
If These Covers Could Talk #3
In If These Covers Could Talk, poets interview the visual artists whose works grace their book covers. The result is an engaging discussion of process, vision, and projects. This series is a celebration of collaboration—here, we champion the fruitful conversations taking place both on and behind the cover.
This month, poet Antonio de Jesús Lopez spoke to artist Anthony Solorzano about the cover of Gentefication (Four Way Books, 2021).
Self-Portrait in Lust
I vulture myself when I touch you, /
my stomach its own feast, my tongue a prayer for a tongue.
Who Is This Grief For?
By K. Iver
There are so many gods wanting my soreness. / I can bruise my forehead bowing before so many statues.
Poetry We Admire: Dedications
“This National Poetry Month, we turn to poems of Dedication, written for, written after.”
Deadlines: April & May
Every middle of the month: new deadlines, new contests, and new opportunities for your work to find its audience. Here is a roundup of submission opportunities with deadlines in April or May, including Palette’s Emerging Poet Prize, the Ghost Peach Press Prize, and Frontier’s Chapbook Contest, as well as other submission opportunities.