Poem of the Week

This week’s poem of the week is the 2019 Jeffrey E. Smith Prize-winning “The Lucie Odes,” by Heather Treseler. The Lucie Odes         For Lucie Nell Beaudet (1960-2018)     …    read more

This week’s Poem of the Week is “Artemisia Gentileschi Gives Head to Every Man at Once.” Katie Erbs received her degree in English from Webster University, with an emphasis in…    read more

This week’s Poem of the Week is “Rise and Fall of the Tyrant” by Leah Umansky! Leah Umansky is the author of two full length collections, The Barbarous Century (2018),…    read more

This week’s Poem of the Week is “Bus Shelters Are Graveyards” by Shamar Hill! Shamar Hill, a Cave Canem Fellow, is the recipient of numerous awards including a New York…    read more

This week’s Poem of the Week is “Some Hands Are There” by Samyak Shertok! Samyak Shertok’s poems appear or are forthcoming in Blackbird, The Cincinnati Review, Colorado Review, The Gettysburg…    read more

This week’s Poem of the Week is “Friend, Whatever You’re Thinking” by Suphil Lee Park! Suphil Lee Park was born and grew up in South Korea. She holds a BA…    read more

This week’s Poem of the Week is “If A Realtor Asks What I’m Looking for, Here Is What I Will Not Tell Her” by Sarah Carson! Sarah Carson is the…    read more

This week’s Poem of the Week is “I Don’t Camp Well” by Laura Minor! Laura Minor won the 2019 International Literary Awards, Rita Dove Poetry Award, chosen by Marilyn Nelson,…    read more

This week’s Poem of the Week is “Perhaps Only At The Place Where River Joins Sea” by Joseph Gunho Jang! Joseph Gunho Jang has received fellowship and support from the…    read more

This week’s Poem of the Week is “Teaching Artist Quad” by Clemonce Heard! Clemonce Heard received his BFA in graphic communications from Northwestern State University and his MFA in creative…    read more