Prolific Dutch creative Benne van der Velde lets us in as witnesses to coming to terms with grief in his poem "Cheers".
Tag: loss
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.
dewdrops: Spring Week 2
Spring Week 2 BY KATHRYN KIMBALL
Beatrice Szymkowiak – Cloudlessness
Poet Beatrice Szymkowiak's stark piece "Cloudlessness" feels as cold and desolate as the imagery it reveals to us.
Kristine Amundrud – Acreage Song
Time and loss isn't ever too far off in Kristine Amundrud's "Acreage Song", but neither is life and resiliency.
David Keplinger – Man Leaves Zen Garden Untended
David Keplinger's beautifully-desolate "Man Leaves Zen Garden Untended" is a masterclass in sacrifice and rewilding.
Mathieu Cailler – After the Last Human Died
Mathieu Cailler's prose poem "After the Last Human Died" is in fact an ode to togetherness and reconnection.