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Ileya

By Adedayo Agarau

There are nights that escape

By Irma Pineda, translated by Wendy Call

This is war

By Irma Pineda, translated by Wendy Call

Death’s night won’t come gently

By Irma Pineda, translated by Wendy Call

Mark Yakich

Mark Yakich is the author of three poetry collections from Penguin Poets, including The Importance of Peeling Potatoes in Ukraine. The second edition of his unconventional guide to reading and writing poems, Poetry: A Survivor's Guide, is forthcoming in August from Bloomsbury. He teaches at Loyola University New Orleans.
http://www.markyakich.com
AudioPoetry

When the Sky Is Closed

By Mark Yakich June 1, 2022
Not even children who brave the street / Will notice the robins, mistaking them for nightingales.

Halfway Through Life

By Mark Yakich February 16, 2015

We who crossed paths with the bomber / and lived the whole afternoon through.

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