I used to look up at the stars with you,And in them, see your eyes.I memorized the constellations that you likedbut now I can’t recall…
Posts tagged as “Poetry”
Dustpan
By ELLA AVGAR on February 2023
she was always quite good at sweepingbringing all out into the openbrushing the hidden things into pilesuntil they were captive in the stark white dustpan…
Persona of the Month: Worm on a Rainy Day
By RUBY ZAWEL on February 2023
Persona poetry tells a story through the voice of a characterother than the author. For this month, the poem is told from theperspective of a…
A Poem for Charlotte
By MAGGIE BONASSAR on February 2023
Dedicated to Charlotte Bonassar (1937-2022) It’s hard to think about—How the world keeps goingWhen you’re not in it You had faith and I didn’tAnd now…
Monkey King
By LILY WANG on February 2023
I am the King of Monkeys,Sun Wukong is my name.Don’t call me ordinary,I’m far from it.I was born from rock,but I’m a ball of energy.…
His Crime
By ZADIE WANG on February 2023
I used to carry with me all the scarsHe forced uponand covered up.It’s like he’s proud of every slash he made‘cause scars don’t burn when…
Futility
By MAGGIE BONASSAR on February 2023
They say ‘all the world’s a stage,’So what are we, then?When we walk so briefly on this earth,Do we too walk in the lights of…
The Tower Will Finally Fall
By CAEDMON SETHUPATHY on November 2022
Diamond rings and emerald pearls, A silver line that pushes our world. The trust funds and wills, The drills while society kills. For too long…
Friendship Works and Ends in Funny Ways
By HANNAH SHVETS on June 2021
Dear you, It’s been 5 years since the last day I saw you, The last time we fell asleep watching a movie, Our fingers intertwined. …
春短歌 (Short song for spring)
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on May 2021
Barefoot on the grass Soil blooms with tender shoots Buds turn to flowers Everything is sunshine and Earth has never looked so green
Water at Night
By ALICE BURKE on May 2021
Starlight reflected on the dark lake’s still surface water calm, waiting I fear to look in the lake― Will my own image stare back?
Nostalgia
By LAURA MEAD on May 2021
Nostalgia is strange The past won’t ever change I see my happiness, my pain I see my laughter and as I gain Confidence I’m learning…
Avian Reminiscence
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on May 2021
Remember this apocalyptic day When acid rain laid mighty creatures prone The brand-new serpent casts its skin away They watched as twilight ripped the…
Ciucarun
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on April 2021
The tower stands deserted It looms over the plains Where once there was a village Nothing but this remains A mute, imposing monolith With lonely…
Satisfied
By ANNA WESTWIG on April 2021
Wake up, all froth and sea foam, and scrawny dreams. You swear your blood is crystallizing; from the pattering leaf-shade, watch the lift of seven…
Questions
By LILY GROVER on April 2021
Why is it that nature Is so inspiring? That when I hear a bird chirp I want to sing along and Flit from my world…
Discordia
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on April 2021
Te extraño más que nunca Sin que yo sepa por qué Has salido en la noche Y mi corazón se fue My entire persona was…
Lifeboat
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on March 2021
Sitting there One small ship Lost at sea Lonely air Till you sat Next to me Anywhere That you are I will be
c r u m b l i n g
By ALICE BURKE on March 2021
i feel like i’m a spring wound too tight i’m always sprinting but never move so close to just falling to pieces
Judith Slaying Holofernes
By RAIA GUTMAN on March 2021
How had he wronged you? Had he spilt your blood or the blood of your sister with that same sword? How heavy and strong was…
Forgettable Things
By LILY GROVER on March 2021
I love it when the snow falls slow and heavy So you can picture that time stands still And they’ll never touch the earth. …
Nonets
By RAIA GUTMAN on February 2021
I: Transcendental Above the forest floor, see the trees. The trees, under a clouded sky, Stretching like hands, stretching toward What to them is so…
Santo Stefano
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on February 2021
They watched us from the central tower We crept, for fear of being caught But now the cries of battle Drown out our secret plot…
Wrapped Gut
By ZEKE LAWRENCE on February 2021
I listen to music, alone in my room, Waiting for my thoughts to bloom. It’s from the Renaissance, And I know what you’ll assume: This…
Pictures of Dreams
By LILY GROVER on February 2021
I can spin With my feet on the ground My head in the sky And I feel like I am falling Tumbling down Without moving.…
Waterfall
By ROSEMARY MEAD on October 2020
Quiet river floating on the shiny stones, mirror of sunlit ripples. Soon will fall over a smooth cliff, foaming and frothing below. Distant thunder…
Where I Want To Go
By SABA WEATHERSPOON on October 2020
To sleep is where I want to go Not walking to a bus in the snow In my warm blankets is where I want to…