Most recently published stories in Poets.
I always used art as my therapy, as my uniqueness and self-expression, never a tool for profit. But when opportunity came,
By Seema Patel2 days ago in Poets
Mothers are supposed to know how to love their daughters, but it seems some don't. They reject them even in the womb.
By Moon Desert2 days ago in Poets
Blinding light Sunlight feeling alright in Galveston Some loss of time and navigation Palm trees everywhere warm breeze
By Denise E Lindquist2 days ago in Poets
Integration a poem in three movements I. Recognition Something in me grew tired of pretending the fracture was gone. Tired of calling silence peace
By Flower InBloom2 days ago in Poets
The morning sky is Ink blue A warm wind blows on her And the Cows, well, They are content to lie and bear witness. As she must walk
By Shannon Lemire2 days ago in Poets
What Grief Leaves Behind — a poem for what was loved, and what still loves Grief does not arrive loud. It comes like a quiet rearranging—
I used to dim my laughter on purpose, like turning the stove down so it won’t hiss. You said I was “too much,” But you kept eating from my warmth anyway.
By Milan Milic2 days ago in Poets
at the top surprised by fine sand and tenacious shrub her spirit touched the earth, grounded for a moment in brushstrokes guided by the wind
By Natalie Wilkinson2 days ago in Poets
The scars cry They reflect feelings and fears The heart is stabbed every time we remember the reasons why we tear up
By Semra Laureen Hill Jean2 days ago in Poets
Waking, I Remember I wake before my name arrives, before the story gathers its shoes. Light is already speaking through the thin places of the room.
Her roots dug loosely in the ground, Her heart is lost and can’t be found, Her branches sway within, Time is healing once again,
By Brittany Smith2 days ago in Poets
Feel guilty for not writing Feel guilty for not reading Feel guilty for sleeping all day Feel guilty for not getting out of bed
By L.I.E2 days ago in Poets
