An injured merlin opens the door to the way in which grief and joy are so bewilderingly intertwined in our hearts. BY DEREK FURR
Tag: loss
Wallace Stevens – The Snowman
A poem imbued with a sense of healing and strength cultivated over many seasons, enabling the capacity for wide-open looking and listening.
Aviyah Abrams – Soul-Cloud of a Son
With her three-part poem "Soul-Cloud of a Son", poet Aviyah Abrams wanders the tragic contours of loss through the radiance of verse.
Pamela Wax – Dear Mayor
The prose poem "Dear Mayor" by Massachusetts poet Pamela Wax immerses us in layers of spiritual practice, grief, loss, and longing.
Lawrence Bridges – The Concert
Lawrence Bridge's "The Concert" concisely examines a breakdown of interconnectedness in an almost post-apocalyptic way.
Benne van der Velde – Cheers
Prolific Dutch creative Benne van der Velde lets us in as witnesses to coming to terms with grief in his poem "Cheers".
The Anatomy of Moments
Hosho McCreesh's visual, lyrical, haiku-like psalms are strikingly beautiful, and always striving for less.
Telomeres: A Strange Fate
Love, loss and the biology of endings. BY DAVID WHITEHURST
Trapper Markelz – Final Wishes
Massachusetts poet Trapper Markelz paints a picture of grief and rest in the grey quiet of his poem "Final Wishes".
Samuel Gilpin – Do You Ever Have the Feeling That the World’s Gone and Left You Behind
Samuel Gilpin's poem "Do You Ever Have the Feeling That the World's Gone and Left You Behind" is a catalyst to conclusion and reality.