AudioPoetry

Black stars fill up black sky—

By Dawn Lundy Martin July 24, 2017

When the opal stone appears, I’ll lean into it. But terror is a runaway train.

AudioPoetry

The Dead Woman

By Michael Bazzett July 17, 2017

This is how we knew she had / already died at least once.

Bodies & Nature

AudioPoetry

Subterfuge

By Mai Der Vang May 22, 2017

Maybe you spiked the dirt / With your snare of shivers.

Conflict

AudioPoetry

The Song of Empty Rooms

By Wale Owoade March 27, 2017

Your voice is my favorite album, / you left but your bones are still here.

Family & Relationships

AudioPoetry

Oasis

By Beth Bachmann March 13, 2017

We want what God wants: to be pure.

Bodies & NatureClimate & EnvironmentReligion

AudioPoetry

Number Love, My Taxes

By Alicia Mountain January 23, 2017

how we are so many dependents, / how one headlight will do for now

Bodies & NatureFamily & RelationshipsWork & Money

AudioPoetry

Hive

By M'Bilia Meekers January 9, 2017

My name // came reeling towards me from a net / of insects that said it was your mouth.

AfricaConflictFamily & Relationships

AudioPoetry

Neck of the Woods

By Amy Woolard December 26, 2016

One girl might leave a trail of crumbs / Behind her. One might leave a line of poured-out gasoline.

Bodies & NatureFamily & Relationships

AudioPoetry

Fourth Algorithm

By Terrell Jamal Terry November 7, 2016

I have trouble naming myself / In a language I can find.

Bodies & NatureFamily & Relationships

AudioPoetry

Labor Day

By sam sax June 15, 2016

any word traced to its origin is a small boy begging for water

The Future of Cities Bodies & NatureConflict

AudioPoetry

Migrant Is Not a Metaphor

By Cynthia Dewi Oka June 15, 2016

A migrant learns to love as mothers do, by trying and trying again.

The Future of Cities ConflictPolitics