Third Sunday in Advent Today I pause from giving you updates from grief’s front line and take a leaf from … More
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What you missed
What You Missed That Day You Were Absent from Fourth Grade Mrs. Nelson explained how to stand still and listento … More
Advent poems 24: Mary, by Anthony Wilson
Mary At first a flutteringthen a kick,his fist pummelling my rib cagewhen I knelt to pray. They sent me away,my … More
Advent poems 23: BC – AD, by U A Fanthorpe
BC – AD This was the moment when BeforeTurned into After, and the future’sUninvented timekeepers presented arms. This was the … More
Advent poems 22: December, by James Schuyler
December Il va neiger dans quelques joursFrancis Jammes The giant Norway spruce from Podunk, its lower branches bound,this morning was … More
Advent poems 21: Supper, by Beverley Bie Brahic
Supper Never before has she danced so well.Now she stands before him, her feet bare,Anklets lightly jangling,Veils rasping … More
Advent poems 20: Humankind, by Kerry Hardie
Humankind We carry the trust. It was not imposed on us, nor are we heedless. Sometimes the stillness stands in … More
Advent poems 18: Ways of Rebelling, by Natalie Handal
Ways of Rebelling Who needs to be at peace in the world? It helps to be between wars, to … More
Advent poems 17: Ultramarine, by Michael Symmons Roberts
Ultramarine for Philip Archer Looking for the perfect blue, water to swim in, not through, to fill his … More
Advent poems 16: the prophet, by Lucille Clifton
the prophet came to me with a poor man’s tale of his one ewe lamb sworn to him by seven … More
Advent poems 15: ‘There was winter’s cold and moisture’, by Jaan Kaplinski
There was winter’s cold and moisture in the bedclothes, in the walls and floor, our bodies tired from a … More
Advent poems 14: The Poet Wearies, by Adélia Prado
The Poet Wearies I’ve had it with being Your herald.Everybody has a voice,why am I the one who has to … More
Advent poems 13: from Midnight by Mourid Barghouti
To the victoriousI will send an unsettling messageand these simple questions:enemies,something gives me reason to doubt.All the gods of Olympussupport … More
Advent poems 12: Borders, by Peter Carpenter
Borders Ground Floor between Fiction and Poetry. The second time in as many days. It comes at me. … More
Advent poems 11: In Praise of Darkness, by Jorge Louis Borges
In Praise of Darkness Old age (the name that others give it) can be the time of our … More
Advent poems 10: Yes, by Muriel Rukeyser
Yes It’s like a tap-danceOr a new pink dress,A shit-naive feelingSaying yes. Some say Good morningSome say God bless –Some … More
Advent poems 9: Ten Thousand, by Roo Borson
Ten Thousand It is dusk. The birds sweep low to the lake and then diveup. The wind picks a few … More
Advent poems 8: On Seventh Avenue South, by Malena Mörling
On Seventh Avenue South Walk more slowly now.You will never again step pastthe boy who has just reached 51,000,094,246.He can … More
