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Three Poems by Mary Anne Griffiths Poetry

Three Poems by Mary Anne Griffiths

A lot of women have gone missing, fallen / off the face of the earth, their surnames / lost like jewelry on a dark beach.

Mary Anne Griffiths  ·  July 7, 2026

"You Are Tired, Dear" and "Tool-Faced" Poetry

"You Are Tired, Dear" and "Tool-Faced"

Tabouli's been a potluck dish for twenty years.

Iulitta Ng  ·  June 30, 2026

To Touch Burgess Falls and The Scarecrow Poetry

"To Touch Burgess Falls" and "The Scarecrow"

Her tongue, the falls, softly licks my olive shoulders / that rise to breath and sheltering slender hands.

Korrine Key  ·  June 19, 2026

Three Poems by Emily Vogel Poetry

Three Poems by Emily Vogel

Time is a gallery of women dancing, swinging scarves and creating the illusion of rainbows.

Emily Vogel  ·  June 15, 2026

The House I Could Not Return To Lightly Poetry

"The House I Could Not Return To Lightly" and "The Religion of Achievement"

There were days / home felt heavier than grief. / Not because it lacked love. / Because it carried too much of it.

Rezel Perohan  ·  June 15, 2026

Three Poems by Cleo Griffith Poetry

Three Poems by Cleo Griffith

This was not the plan—to grow old. / In youth’s brief time youth seemed forever— how cruel.

Cleo Griffith  ·  June 12, 2026

Three Poems by Bänoo Zan Poetry

Three Poems by Bänoo Zan

We are so alive / a thousand thousand deaths / won’t bring us to our knees

Bänoo Zan  ·  June 4, 2026

Three Poems by Alison Stone Poetry

Three Poems by Alison Stone

Squirrels, I’ve read, forget / where they’ve hidden a third of their nuts. / I’ve forgotten where I’ve hidden / more than a third of my pain.

Alison Stone  ·  June 2, 2026