Alternate Forms for Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18
The Bard’s most famous sonnet very nearly wasn’t a Shakespearean sonnet. Rejected pairings of content and form, from rondelet to an acrostic hiding his name.
Lunch Poems
A collection of 15 issues
J. Y. Strain
A new poem in our lunchtime series, and a brief Q&A with the poet to discuss modern poetry and grocery stores.
Michael Loughran
Today we reintroduce our Lunch Poems poetry series with two poems by Michael Loughran, followed by a brief Q&A with the poet.
Sugar Cube
There is a big difference between looking for something and simply looking, though travel can suit both pursuits.
Beware of False Friends
A new poem about lies and truth, and the fact that George Washington’s transplanted teeth were not made of wood, but probably came from his slaves.
All This Debris Is Starting to Clog the System
A poem for when missing someone makes the soles of your feet hurt.
Humility & Co.
A new poem about the things families say and do during the holidays—when some words mean nothing, and some wreck meals.
Mikvah
A new poem, part confession, part song, about immersion and seafood soup.
Poem for Starlings
A reminder of why banks are terrible places to practice your stand-up comedy routine.
Spanking the Arils From a Pomegranate
Aril: “an extra seed-covering, typically colored and hairy or fleshy, e.g., the red fleshy cup around a yew seed.”