april is: a poem a day for national poetry month
from Every Time I Ever Said I Want to DieAndrea Gibson[…] a difficult life is not lessworth living than a gentle one. Joy is just easierto carry than sorrow, and you could lift a cityfrom how long you’ve spent holdingwhat’s been nearly impossible to hold.This world needs those who knowhow to do...
april is: a poem a day for national poetry month
SolitudeFranny ChoiI hope no one comes to my party, I said out loud, and meant it. In the email, I tried to sound too busy to carelike, I’m having too much sex to waste time on proper punctuation, pretending it’s not the other way around.Laura convinced me to jumpin the...
april is: a poem a day for national poetry month
My Perimenopausal Body Cistern Disappointing How SurprisingGabrielle CalvocoressiBled all day. Stopped bleeding. Bled some more.Went to the doctor who reached inside the womanbody I try to live with: make peace with: but also ignore.Sad tenant, my uterus. One day the tenant turnsout to be the...