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Read Psalm 23 As The Temperance Card, a poem by Natasha Oladokun. Explore poetry that moves, inspires, and connects. Part of ONLY POEMS' curated collection.
In conversation with Natasha Oladokun on ONLY POEMS | The poet discusses queerness, agency, and God as a living poem
Poetry of the Mages: Sylvia Plath — Samantha Weisberg ⟡ Occult influences & symbolism
In conversation with Denise Duhamel on ONLY POEMS | On why poems about poems matter, and how nostalgia, loss, and laughter live together on the page
Read portrait of the author as aswang , a poem by Isabella Borgeson. Explore poetry that moves, inspires, and connects. Part of ONLY POEMS' curated collection.
Storytelling as Solidarity — Justine Payton ⟡ Conversation with Elly Belle
In conversation with Raphael Jenkins on ONLY POEMS | Raphael Jenkins talks about humor, softness, and being vulnerable as balancing elements of the poetic craft
Read Self-Portrait as Hole Self-Portrait as Hole , a poem by Robert Okaji. Explore poetry that moves, inspires, and connects. Part of ONLY POEMS' curated collection.
Read Ars Poetica as the Sexy Little Em Dash, a poem by Katherine Irajpanah. Explore poetry that moves, inspires, and connects. Part of ONLY POEMS' curated collection.
In conversation with Robert Okaji on ONLY POEMS | The poet explores grammar, grief, and poetic witness in the shadow of terminal illness
Publishing as Community: on the Founding of Lookout Books and Mentoring New Voices — Kennedy Cole interviews Emily Smith ⟡ Debuts & Career intersection
Read self-portrait as god holding the dead in his palms, a poem by Ammara Younas. Explore poetry that moves, inspires, and connects. Part of ONLY POEMS' curated collection.
6 Poetry Collections as Editing Prompts — Andreea Ceplinschi ⟡ Craft poetics
In conversation with xochi quetzali cartland on ONLY POEMS | From personal mythology to political resistance, xochi explores transformation, friendship, the interplay between cultural memory and lived experience. and the importance of hope in a complex world.
Read Dreaming as Evidence, a poem by Margarita Cruz. Explore poetry that moves, inspires, and connects. Part of ONLY POEMS' curated collection.
Read Epilogue As Preface, a poem by Nur Turkmani. Explore poetry that moves, inspires, and connects. Part of ONLY POEMS' curated collection.
In conversation with Kelli Russell Agodon on ONLY POEMS | On sacred sex, humorous grief, and poetry that won’t shut up about poetry
In conversation with Kathryn Hargett-Hsu on ONLY POEMS | On anti-narrative poetics, Asian American girlhood, and building lyric resistance
Read Self-Portrait as Root , a poem by Robert Okaji. Explore poetry that moves, inspires, and connects. Part of ONLY POEMS' curated collection.
Read Brief as It Was, a poem by Michael Robins. Explore poetry that moves, inspires, and connects. Part of ONLY POEMS' curated collection.
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