Poetry We Admire

For August’s Poetry We Admire, we’ve gathered seven recent poems from across the web that engage with the theme of Place. Sit back and enjoy the ride as we explore the stunning landscapes in these beauties from Traci Brimhall in Terrain.org, José Olivarez in Guesthouse, Faylita Hicks in The Adroit Journal, Travis Cravey in Marías at Sampaguitas, Catherine Pierce in The Shore, Nadia Escalante Andrade translated by Cecilia Weddell in Harvard Review Online and Sharon Tracey in SWWIM Every Day.

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Poetry We Admire: Praise

By Kim Harvey

For July’s Poetry We Admire on Praise, we continue to #amplifymelanatedvoices. Again this month, we choose to let these extraordinary poems speak for themselves. All praise goes to the amazing Angelo Geter in Poem-a-Day, Sanam Sheriff in The Offing, Ina Cariño in Waxwing, Nikky Finney in Blood Orange Review, and Assétou Xango in Poem-a-Day.

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Poetry We Admire: The Truth

By Benjamin Bartu

This month, we admire and celebrate the work and words of Black poets.

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Poetry We Admire: Motherhood

By Kim Harvey

For May’s Poetry We Admire, we curated five excellent poems from around the net on the theme of mothers/motherhood.

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Poetry We Admire: Ars Poetica

By Kim Harvey

For April’s Poetry We Admire, we’ve picked some beauties that honor the art of poetry and what it may offer us in these uncertain times. Enjoy some incredible (mostly) new Ars Poetica from around the net.

Note From the Editors, Poetry We Admire

Featured Favorites of 2019

By Benjamin Bartu

These past few weeks, with their own wild and discordant sense of time, have felt like an invitation to reflect, to look back and find the good. We asked our readers to identify some of their favorites from the Featured Poetry we published in 2019.

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Poetry We Admire: Lions & Lambs

By Kim Harvey

For March’s Poetry We Admire, we hunted down poems with lion and lamb imagery— poems that are, in turn, fierce and tender.

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Poetry We Admire: Eros

By Kim Harvey

Time to turn up the heat on this chilly February with some Poetry We Admire on the theme of Eros— a specially selected curation of recently published poems full of sensuality, desire, and an exploration of erotic love.

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Poetry We Admire: Body

By Kim Harvey

It seems nearly everyone is craving something they’ve given up, so for our January Poetry We Admire, Palette offers you some delicious, nutritious, calorie-free poetry—specifically our own little “best of” collection of recently published poems around the net on theme of Body.