Rumpus Original Poetry: Two Poems by Christine Kwon
I’m a poet, I say, finally, / throwing up my hands, / but she just sits there with this look.
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Rumpus Original Poetry: Three Poems by E. Hughes
I want to fashion my black mouth to speak this / journey of our bodies into utterance: What / does one call this road between us?
Rumpus Original Poetry: Three Poems by Winshen Liu
Grief is the Easter Moon lily that blooms in / an empty room. It is not the canyon / glowing, like the inside of a persimmon torn / open by thumbs, but all of the hours, and / only ever those hours, waiting for that glow.
From the Archives: “After the Plantation Fire,” a Rumpus Original Poem by Traci Brimhall
I’ve made the choice // between brushing flies from a child’s eyes or digging / a grave deeper. It’s easier than you’d think.
National Poetry Month Day 30: Joshua Aiken
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National Poetry Month Day 29: Nicole Sealey
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National Poetry Month Day 28: Tarik Dobbs
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National Poetry Month Day 27: Brandy Nālani McDougall
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National Poetry Month Day 26: Aaron Coleman
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National Poetry Month Day 25: Aerik Francis
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National Poetry Month Day 24: Ariana Benson
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National Poetry Month Day 23: Porsha Olayiwola
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