I shape a lamp from hammered copper and place it in the space. I leave it with the switch clicked on and wait—sunlight pours onto the floor. All through the […]
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Sweet Water: Poems for the Watersheds
What a pleasure to read a book of poems in celebration of water. Poets pay attention and in the case of this anthology, attention is paid to “varied and loved […]
Read MoreThe Shadow List
Jen Sookfong Lee is a novelist and with this first book of her poetry, I got the sense of reading a novel. There is a flow to the narrative that […]
Read MoreAether: An Out-of-Body Lyric
“Aether,” as those of a certain age, as I am, may remember, “was used in medicine in the past to prevent patients from feeling pain during operations.” It has also […]
Read MoreHorse. Woman.
“Good horse, you are enough. Bringing no request, no order you must obey, let my hand rest on your flank as familiar as kin. Let my palm be a still […]
Read MoreWho am I? Who are We?
Ms. Pandey’s latest chapbook isn’t just for readers who enjoy free verse poetry, but for anyone who may fear that they are alone in feeling despair over the direction our […]
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