The speaker trusts enough to be trusted.

Oct 10, 2011 – Matthew Birdsall

A woman who has aborted a number of her babies seeks redemption and solace as she examines her decisions.

Oct 7, 2011 – Linda Sue Grimes

The speaker of the poem understands that she may not be ready to understand everything.

Oct 4, 2011 – Matthew Birdsall

After committing suicide, Harold Arnett confirms the futility of the act.

Sep 30, 2011 – Linda Sue Grimes

In this poem, absence creates a blinding presence.

Sep 26, 2011 – Matthew Birdsall

The speaker of Dickinson's Indian summer poem dramatizes the emotional state that overtakes her as her beloved summer season passes into the bitter seasons.

Sep 23, 2011 – Linda Sue Grimes

Kowit's whimsical villanelle makes fun of both the poetry form and the ultimate utility of the elementary grammar lesson.

Sep 16, 2011 – Linda Sue Grimes

When options fade away sometimes the possibilities are limitless.

Sep 9, 2011 – Matthew Birdsall

Jacob Goodpasture lamented the outbreak of the Civil War, not only because he lost his soldier son to it, but also because he deems that war unjust.

Sep 9, 2011 – Linda Sue Grimes

Loss befriends growth as the speaker reflects on the past.

Sep 7, 2011 – Matthew Birdsall

Failure lends itself to success in this poem.

Aug 29, 2011 – Matthew Birdsall

Johnson's speaker reveals by questions his astonishment that a slave culture could effect with music the upliftment of a race down through the centuries.

Aug 26, 2011 – Linda Sue Grimes

This poem reminds the reader just what friends are for.

Aug 23, 2011 – Matthew Birdsall

Nicholas Bindle is one of the unhappy dead who have unkind words for the citizens of Spoon River.

Aug 19, 2011 – Linda Sue Grimes

The 2011-2012 Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for the United States of America is Philip Levine.

Aug 10, 2011 – Matthew Birdsall

The speaker of the poem finds out what it is all about.

Aug 8, 2011 – Matthew Birdsall

Dorcas Gustine did not let any grievance go unchallenged, and a large amount of post-mortem pride is displayed in the character's report from beyond.

Aug 5, 2011 – Linda Sue Grimes

The poem pulses with a subtle thunder creating a low frequency resonance that vibrates with meaning.

Aug 1, 2011 – Matthew Birdsall

A young woman suffers anguish over her lover's going off to war.

Jul 29, 2011 – Linda Sue Grimes

The speaker gives some advice for breaking free from her own mid-life.

Jul 25, 2011 – Matthew Birdsall