Tag: prose poem
Special Feature: “Eli Plays Along” by Rob Macaisa Colgate
A poem that brings together a spoken monologue, an enactment of the kinds of listening that can happen, and incredible wordplay.
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miCRo: “The Violet Hour” by Radian Hong
This prose poem captures a modern relationship hollow from within, echoing T. S. Eliot.
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miCRo: “Yonder” by Steve Castro, Christopher Citro, and Dustin Pearson
Steve Castro (top), Christopher Citro (bottom left), and Dustin Pearson (bottom right) Assistant...
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“Haibun” by Malik Thompson
A carpet of moss exhales inside an abandoned temple. A lone figure scrapes grime from a row of...
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miCRo: “Devotee” by Shlagha Borah
A prose poem with the juxtaposition of holy sites and vile acts
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miCRo: “Ledge (ars poetica) (love poem) (true story)” by Amorak Huey
A prose poem with nearly breathless syntax and a subtle build of rhetoric.
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Three poems from Jose Hernandez Diaz
The Coyote Who Was Once a Dragon A rugged coyote wandered close by the oceanside communities....
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miCRo: “Black Snow” by Andrea Jurjević
In this evocative prose poem, time and distance are measured in objects, observations, and daily routine.
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miCRo: “On Saturn It Rains Diamonds” by Christine Kwon
This prose poem name-drops brands in a way that seems to extol consumer spending—until a final turn.
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“[To be a child again.]” by Katie Berta
To be a child again. Is my wish. Something earthy and pleasant. Something before knowledge....
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Katie Berta on Her Poem “[To be a child again.]”
As part of our series From Our Contributors, Katie Berta explains the background behind her poem “[To be a child again.]”
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miCRo: “34D” by Dorothy Chan
In the prose poem “34D,” Dorothy Chan uses a number and a letter to conjure up particular images that the poem both mentions and undercuts, in a statement about the poetics of sex.
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