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Craig Arnold, whose poem was featured just last Friday here, has gone missing on an isolated island in Japan. He needs our help. The Japanes...

Today's poem is from Joy Harjo: Equinox by Joy Harjo I must keep from breakin...

"Alas, I've done the uninkable" - Paul Muldoon , February 3, 2009 That was Mr. Muldoon's response to my inquiry, in Januar...

Today's poem is from Eileen Myles : On Vine I was looking at the chandelier do you feel that way she asked I was driving th...

As I explained over on Tattoosday, we had a surplus of poems from tattooed poets, so I've doubled up and made it a "Two-for -Tattoo...

Today's poem, "Phosphorous," comes to us from Ruth Kohtz, in the form of a video: Ruth is a writer who performs regularly in T...

I'm going to be a greedy little blogger today and share one of my own poems (and one of my tattoos). The following poem takes the fo...

Today's poem comes to us from Scotland and the poet Claire Askew: Proof He asked to see some ID, and I wondered just exactly what he...

Today's poem is from Rachel McKibbens : instead of a note, a tiny black box I dreamt you became an airplane; miniature windows lined t...

Today's poem comes to us from Craig Arnold : Happily Ever After After the hot wax in the dark dripped on the shoulder after the tr...

Today's poem is from Guy LeCharles Gonzalez : Breathless When I was young I believed that if I held my breath while crossing bridges I’d...

Today we have two poems from Cody Todd. The first is called "Boba Fett" and it might be worth checking out, if you haven't alr...

Today's poem is contributed by Dese'Rae Stage : The Ball I translated her into pain. ...

Today's poem comes to us from Moira Egan , the "European Correspondent" on the Best American Poetry blog . A hearty thank you...

Today's poem comes to us from Adam Deutsch : Natural Wonder 1972 MGB drops chunks of rusty floor at a parking spot above the Grand Canyo...

Today's poem is from Rachel Mallino: An Open Poem To god Dear god, there has always been this: marrow inside of bone. Those retarded ...

Today's poem comes from Raffi Ciavatta : Poem 2 (still untitled) It is devouring me. My eyes shyly find themselves...

Today's poem is from Nathan Logan: Good Apocalypse Today is National Velociraptor Awareness Day. Are you stocked up on repellent? I have...

Today's poem is from Todd Heldt: THINGS YOU CAN'T EXPECT for Barry Cunnane Being met at the airport ...

Today's poem is from Cheryl Maddalena, a performance poet from Boise, Idaho. She admits, this poem isn't her most flawless work, but...