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: Poem Excerpt
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.
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.
Book Excerpt: Cheesecake Factory by Max McDonough
Read the featured Excerpt Poem of the Month for August 2025, “Cheesecake Factory” from Python with a Dog Inside It by Max McDonough, along with a few words from the poet.
Book Excerpt: Creating Space by Lisa Sewell
Read the featured Excerpt Poem of the Month for July 2025, “Creating Space” from Flood Plain by Lisa Sewell, along with a few words from the poet.
Book Excerpt: Ars Poetica by Leigh Sugar
Read the featured Excerpt Poem of the Month for June 2025, “Ars Poetica” from FREELAND by Leigh Sugar, along with a few words from the poet.
Book Excerpt: Challenger by Colleen S. Harris
Read the featured Excerpt Poem of the Month for May 2025, “Challenger” from The Light Becomes Us by Colleen S. Harris, along with a few words from the poet.
Book Excerpt: The Prize of Québec by Jennifer Nelson
Read the featured Excerpt Poem of the Month for April 2025, “The Prize of Québec” from On the Way to the Paintings of Forest Robberies by Jennifer Nelson, along with a few words from the poet.
Book Excerpt: The Self-Combed Woman by Laynie Browne
Read the featured Excerpt Poem of the Month for March 2025, “The Self-Combed Woman” from Apprentice to a Breathing Hand by Laynie Browne, along with a few words from the poet.
Book Excerpt: Slow Chalk by Elaine Equi
Read the featured Excerpt Poem of the Month for February 2025, “Slow Chalk” from Out of the Blank by Elaine Equi, along with a few words from the poet.