Poetry Articles

Selma Martin’s debut book of poetry, In the Shadow of Rainbows, is the work of a talented and empathetic poet.

A Deceptively simple “little song.”

And How to Critique a Poem

An homage to childlike imagination and determination, and the certainty we had as kids that we could solve any problem, given paper, paste, popsicles, and other “found objects.” With that, I give you The Jolly Zeugma – a Z word – and wish you a Happy National Poetry Month for the last time – till 2024!

A heartfelt “yes” is a wonderful thing, but it’s not always freely given.

Well behaved women seldom make history, but are often damned by it.

Shells tell countless tales before becoming grains of sand to make a beach, to drift into a dune, and everything we are is built upon the bones and shells crushed beneath the weight of a billion stories.

V is for Villanelle. And victory – or temporary vanquishment – over death.

It’s not just boys who are taught to hide their emotions. We all are, as if feeling anything – positive or negative – is a sign of weakness.