Exploring the Edges of Contemporary Poetry
Poetry: “in my english poems” by Josiane Kouagheu
Josiane Kouagheu is the undisputed master of implication. In this brief poem, she reveals a powerhouse indictment and accuses the centuries of colonialism which have led to the dominance of English as a global language—and the Western world at large,…
Poetry: “First Notes on Tennis” by Noreen Ocampo
Noreen Ocampo’s “First Notes on Tennis,” is intimidating, plain and simple. The structure of the poem is a little scary. But when you look closer, the poem, which mimics a tennis court, is full of lyrical and inventive moments of…
Noreen Ocampo’s “First Notes on Tennis,” is intimidating, plain and simple. The structure of the poem is a little scary. But when you look closer, the poem, which mimics a tennis court, is full of lyrical and inventive moments of…
Poetry: “What the Fuck” by Robert Pearson
New Voices opens the year with Robert Pearson’s “What the Fuck,” which is a poem that expresses more than meets the eye. At first glance, the poem is almost too simple, absent of the kinds of elements we talk about…
New Voices opens the year with Robert Pearson’s “What the Fuck,” which is a poem that expresses more than meets the eye. At first glance, the poem is almost too simple, absent of the kinds of elements we talk about…
Poetry: “I Stalk the Piedmont Houses on Zillow Just to Feel Something” by Zoe Dorado
“People / from the Bay always say they’re like upper-middle-lower-class / when they’re actually a South Park punchline. But we like to believe / we’re funny. I want to believe that I’m in on the joke.” Here is a fresh…
“People / from the Bay always say they’re like upper-middle-lower-class / when they’re actually a South Park punchline. But we like to believe / we’re funny. I want to believe that I’m in on the joke.” Here is a fresh…
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