Certainly Worth a Read 

Moving between marine biology and memory, this poem by Kate Gonzalez Long reflects on grief, absence, and the strange choreography of family life — how we stand near one another, together but apart.

Set between midnight and dawn, this prose poem traces a restless awareness flickering between TV glow, aging fears, advertising noise, and the intimate presence of a cat.

This poem by Jenny Isaacs captures the wonder of small moments, shared care, and the quiet way time passes as children grow.

Everyone in the neighborhood saw him. No one knew him. This poem, by Pushcart-nominee Carol Grellas, traces the orbit of a man whose daily walk leaves a mark on a watching child.

Dive into ancient history, biology, and psychology in this poem by Jacqueline Jules. At once, heady, wry and true.

Invoking the tenacious power of India's women, Srijani Mitra's prose poem imagines a land where buried stories rise, power is stripped bare, and women reclaim history.

Appliances come to life, and hint at seasons – and changes – to come, in this masterful poem by April Woody.

In Elizabeth Burke’s beautiful poem, she offers a remedy for enduring the violence of our time — human connection. Burke says “distance is impossible,” and suggests we all must save each other, with “fist [s] languid as a flower.”

In this poem, Jennifer Pratt-Walter imagines manipulating time in order to erase the ugly. If only.

Sometimes all mothers can feed their children are their tears. A fierce new poem by Pacella Chukwuma-Eke.

A doorway becomes a liminal space in this haunting poem by Lora Chilton.

Some storms are human, this poem by Ann Birch asserts, and some people should come with clear indicators of their danger. But they don't.

In this poem by Marsha Temlock, we take flight in parallel realms, ever aware of how close we are, and how distant, too.

In this poem by Marjorie Gowdy, the sea holds its mysteries and takes what it wants before releasing you back to yourself.

Lorraine Schein moves us between now and then in this poem. Now, rowboat on a lake. Then, a child swimming as adulthood shimmers on the far shore.

This poem by Lori Levy reminds us that we can cherish simple things. Like eating eggplant, on the beach.

In this poem, Jean Shields Fleming explores the writerly uses of deceit and the undeniable power of believing in readers.

Elizabeth J. Coleman discovers galaxies within and without in this beautiful poem.

In this unflinching poem, Nigerian poet Salami Alimot Temitope contemplates the risks - and possible rewards - of entering this glittering world.

What we loved at 15 looks quite different at 60, as Diane Gottlieb discovers in this poem.