Whirled Through a Poem’s Eye

Jim Carns's "Tornado": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye 19.08.2025 3:52 ↓

Questioning what we think we know in Jim Carns's poem.

Pablo Neruda's "Keeping Quiet" (tr. A. Reid): Whirled Through a Poem's Eye 12.08.2025 4:02 ↓

A little quiet sanity in the loud world with this Pablo Neruda poem.

Martha Silano's "Is This My Last Ferry Trip?": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye 05.08.2025 4:19 ↓

Moving toward mortality in this poem by Martha Silano.

Anna Akhmatova's "White House": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye 29.07.2025 3:56 ↓

The loss of the White House in this poem by Akhmatova.

Emily Adams-Aucoin's "Delay": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye 22.07.2025 4:44 ↓

We're all in this together in this poem by Emily Adams-Aucoin.

Nickole Brown's "A Prayer to Talk to Animals": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye 15.07.2025 5:02 ↓

A plea for communication in this poem by Nickole Brown.

Robert Hayden's "Those Winter Sundays": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye 08.07.2025 4:44 ↓

The vast possibility of forgiveness in Hayden's poem "Those Winter Sundays."

Christopher Citro's "Water Falling Down": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye 01.07.2025 4:16 ↓

Memory's strange arrangements in Christopher Citro's poem "Water Falling Down."

A Hass translation of a Sosecki poem: Whirled Through a Poem's Eye 17.06.2025 4:14 ↓

A moment's pause over a moment's hesitation in this Asian figure in translation by Robert Hass.

Masefield's "Sea Fever": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye 10.06.2025 5:32 ↓

Memory and longing in this old poem by John Masefield.

Jeff Friedman's "Covenant": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye 03.06.2025 4:58 ↓

Gentle confusions and great unknowns in this meditation and Jeff Friedman's prose poem.

Adrienne Rich's "What Kind of Times Are These": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye 13.05.2025 4:32 ↓

What a world, what a world, Adrienne Rich muses in her poem.

Keetje Kuipers's "Getting over the future": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye 06.05.2025 4:54 ↓

Burning it all down with Keetje Kuipers in the poem "Getting over the future."

Ada Limon's "Dead Stars": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye 29.04.2025 4:26 ↓

Counting our lucky stars and throwing high some wishes with Ada Limon in this poem.

Grace Q. Song's "Daylight Savings": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye 22.04.2025 3:34 ↓

Can time save us, an hour here or there? Listen to Grace Q. Song's "Daylight Savings."

David Graham's "This Is Called Grace": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye 03.04.2025 5:48 ↓

Vivid dream of loss in this poem by David Graham.

Victoria Chang's "Provision": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye 01.04.2025 3:16 ↓

Memory and the body explored in this poem by Victoria Chang.

Jeannine Hall Gailey's "Self-portrait as a Mythological Creature": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye 25.03.2025 5:00 ↓

Sending up some myths of women in this poem by Jeannine Hall Gailey.

Tony Hoagland's "Field Guide": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye 18.03.2025 4:27 ↓

Poetry as communication in this Tony Hoadland poem.

Matthew Lippman's "Outside World of Beers": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye 11.03.2025 6:05 ↓

Friendship and memory in Matthew Lippman's poem.

Grant Clauser's "Drift Theory": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye 04.03.2025 3:37 ↓

Chance, luck, and beauty in this poem by Grant Clauser.

James Crews's "No Mud No Lotus": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye 25.02.2025 2:52 ↓

A moment of zen thanks to James Crews.

Marilyn McCabe's poem "Hanging Out": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye 18.02.2025 2:05 ↓

My poem for a dead friend, and thinking about the nature of friendship.

Kerry Hardie's "We Change the Map": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye 11.02.2025 3:46 ↓

Sharpening the focus, holding close the attention in this poem by Kerry Hardie.

Shara McCallum's "What the Oracle Said": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye 04.02.2025 3:35 ↓

Cold comfort in this poem by Shara McCallum.