Read the featured Excerpt Poem of the Month for November 2025, “Rondo” from Her Mouth a Palace of Lamps by Yamini Pathak, along with a few words from the poet.
Category: Poems
Two Poems by Gerald Yelle
Read two poems by Gerald Yelle, our second biweekly poet of the Fall 2025 issue, along with a few words about “No Breaks.”
Three Poems by Bryana Fern
Read three poems by Bryana Fern, our first biweekly poet of the Fall 2025 issue, along with a few words about “Women on the Wall.”
Chapbook Poem: When I Was Straight by Dustin Brookshire
Read the featured Chapbook Poem of the Month for October 2025, “When I Was Straight” from Repeat As Needed, along with a few words from the poet.
Book Excerpt: American Girl: Fort Hood, 2023 by Thea Matthews
Read the featured Excerpt Poem of the Month for October 2025, “American Girl: Fort Hood: 2023” from GRIME by Thea Matthews, along with a few words from the poet.
Three Poems by Makena Metz
Read three poems by Makena Metz, our seventh and final biweekly poet of the Summer 2025 issue, along with a few words about “Charlatan.”
Three Poems by Robin Arble
Read three poems by Robin Arble, our sixth of seven biweekly poets of the Summer 2025 issue, along with a few words about “The Last Time I Saw My PCP.”
Book Excerpt: Landscape with footprints in ash by Selma Asotić
Read the featured Excerpt Poem of the Month for September 2025, “Landscape with footprints in ash” from Say Fire by Selma Asotić, along with a few words from the poet.
Chapbook Poem: The Seventh Age of Shakespeare’s Father by Scott LaMascus
Read the featured Chapbook Poem of the Month for September 2025, “The Seventh Age of Shakespeare’s Father” from The Edited Tongue: A Family’s Year with ALS, along with a few words from the poet.
Three Poems by Kristiane Weeks-Rogers
Read three poems by Kristiane Weeks-Rogers, our fifth of seven biweekly poets of the Summer 2025 issue, along with a few words about “Aerating Techniques.”