Written when she was living in Key West in the 1930s and 40s, Bishop was inspired by the uneasy beauty of the tropical storms there.
Tag: Poem
A Year of Kō: 1st Sekki
1st Sekki poems by JAMES PENHA, ELENA BRENNEMAN and BRAM B. BRIGGANCE
Travis Stephens – Spring is the Time of Horses
Californian tugboat captain and poet Travis Stephens smothers readers in the cold grit of resurrection in his "Spring is the Time of Horses".
Carolyn Chilton Casas – Destiny
The couplets of Carolyn Chilton Casas' "Destiny" reveal an empowering poetic manifesto of awareness and interconnectedness.
dewdrops: Transition Haiku
Transition Haiku BY REV. GENJO TRE WILLIAMS
Shayana Foroutan – on a trip to rome, my sister’s friend says i seem like i’d hate christianity
Shayana Foroutan's gritty and tangible "on a trip to rome, my sister’s friend says i seem like i’d hate christianity" pulls no punches.
Elias Tucker – Corona del Mar
Emerging poet Elias Tucker offers much more than a love poem with his "Corona del Mar". He offers praise and gratitude to God.
Matt Pasca – Traitor Psalm
Long Island poet Matt Pasca gives it all up and at the same time transforms us in his engaging poem "Traitor Psalm".
Brooks Lampe – Shiver-Morning Baptism
Oregon poet Brooks Lampe welcomes a strange tranquil newness with his remarkable "Shiver-Morning Baptism".
Jay Jacobs – Last Hour of Solo Retreat on the Peak of a Fearless Mountain
In his poem "Last Hour of Solo Retreat on the Peak of a Fearless Mountain" poet Jay Jacobs invites readers to breathe and accept.