Relationships Poem: Over and Over Again The sand doesn’t change. It stays true to itself, and the ocean still comes back. / And kisses ...
The Body Poem: The Jewels with Which to Make Do, the Jewels That There Were "Because it means you see what beauty is / here, and what she ought to have: / jewels in a ...
Perspectives Poem: American Persimmon “Some things are best / enjoyed alone. Some things can only be / enjoyed alone.”
The Body Poem: Separation Wall “They say they are scared of us. / The nuclear bomb is scared of the cucumber.”
Perspectives Poem: Positivism “Hopeful as a pencil sharpened, / clear as one beam of light landing on the table’s far side.”
Perspectives Poem: And That Mysterious Word Holy “What does that say about holy? / How much power it doesn’t have— / Thou shalt not kill crumpled ...
Relationships Poem: Shadow “Subscribe to plants, animals, stars, / music, the baby who can’t walk yet”
Relationships Poem: Tattoo "if you nodded at him, or not, / chattering words to / a patience prayer, over and over."
Perspectives poem: BLACK WIDOW "Each time I turn a page, / my skin seems to shiver. / Each time I blink, / my lashes are spider ...
Perspectives After the Removal of 30 Types of Plants and Animals from the Junior Dictionary The author was inspired by the removal of words from the dictionary to make more room for ...
Perspectives re/VIEW: Naomi Shihab Nye Naomi Shihab Nye is a celebrated poet, anthologist, and novelist. S&H speaks with her about ...
The Body poem: HANDLE WITH CARE "When clouds gather / in the aisle of my mind, / eyebrows withering into space,"
Relationships poem: TWO VOICES "You find / your optimism stuttering. / Sometimes you let yourself / pray then judge yourself"
Mental Wellness poem: CONFETTI "to turn the world inside out, this / delicate force that sometimes hugs / itself so tightly, ...
Perspectives Poem: from The Truth About Magic "let the water be weak / so our coffee is strong / so we can stay up late to dance."
