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Baby Book by Maggie Devers - For My Daughter

05 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Baby BookMaggie DeversI didn’t make my daughter a baby book,I wrote her weird poems instead.I can hear her explaining this to her friends,“There’...

“I dreamt I was in Paris” by Jen Booton

05 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

“I dreamt I was in Paris” Jen Booton I dreamt I was in Paris scents of coffee and absinthe wafting as olfactory wind chimes typewriters snug on Bo...

Of Course by Maggie Devers - For My Daughter

04 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Of CourseMaggie DeversHer feet were purple when she was born,The cord pinned between her shoulder and me.Half a dozen extra doctors and nurses had con...

“My poetry has big bones” by Bex

04 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

“My poetry has big bones” Bex My poetry has big bones And big ideas tooShe wears vintage lace And she remembers every time she was slipped on... ...

First Blood by Maggie Devers - For My Daughter

03 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

First Blood Maggie Devers I remember the first blood of her,The implant blood they call it.It was possible I was pregnant,We had laughed about it in M...

“as the ground begins to frost” by esso

03 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

“as the ground begins to frost” esso Ias the ground begins to frost we snuggle in heavier cloth to live out shortbread days laden i...

For My Daughter - Title Poem

02 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

For My Daughter Maggie Devers Chop off my head and put it on your shield.I will protect you until the day I dieAnd all the days after that.You think I...

my throat makes by atm.itm

02 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

my throat makes atm.itm corridors into cloth carries shimmering light i have forgotten how fabric can be light as light stitches from hands i have not...

For My Daughter Audiobook Intro

01 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The audiobook of For My Daughter releases 12-12. Listen to a poem a day from the book by subscribing to One Poem Only.

Timeline by Quinn Holm

01 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Timeline Quinn Holm I wrote Spring in WinterI wrote Winter in Summerand Fall somewhere in betweenthe changing weatherThe nature in me has its own seas...

Sunday Recap & Drink It In by Maggie Devers

30 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Here’s your recap of this week’s poems plus one new poem to carry us into the week ahead.Nov 24 - Moonborn by Aura Guerra-Artola @g.a.aura on Inst...

How Clear She Shines by Emily Brontë

29 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How Clear She Shines Emily Brontë How clear she shines! How quietlyI lie beneath her guardian light;While heaven and earth are whispering me,"To morr...

Stuck in the Blue by Tushil Jariwala

28 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Stuck in the Blue Tushil Jariwala i remember that weekend — the lilac sky,how i smiled at the stars while learning goodbye.i gave you my laughter, m...

Canvas of Uncertainty by Asiyah Yusuf

27 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Canvas of Uncertainty Asiyah YusufWe all wonder what the future holdsA blank canvas waiting, like an unwritten scroll.Brushstrokes of imagination begi...

My Son in the Sea by Lisa Zerkle

26 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

My Son in the Sea Lisa Zerkle Somehow he knows he can breathe in both water and air. See how he grows piscine,  dull on land, iridescent in the d...

Winter nights, burning cinder. by Sierra sylvie

25 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Winter nights, burning cinder.Sierra sylvie As I lie here with eyes that , Glint while the cinder burns each memory softly. As I lie here with &n...

Moonborn by Aura Guerra-Artola

24 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Moonborn Aura Guerra-Artola I am the Moon’s daughter. Forever shifting roomswithin the skin I call home.My light has crossed the tides, so have my s...

Sunday Recap & Something Nice for Myself by Maggie Devers

23 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Here’s your recap of this week’s poems plus one new poem to carry us into the week ahead.Nov 17 -  The Anatomy of a Queer Body by Gokul Prabh...

Fernando by Keana Aguila Labra

22 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Fernando Keana Aguila Labra 2011. Fernando was where we danced with our heels above the sand. A sixteen hour flight with jet lag as we licked the 6am ...

Ode to the Familiar Strangers by Yara Tawk

21 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ode to the Familiar Strangers Yara TawkLike a wave crashing down on shore to then melt back into the ocean, I wonder if I too must break to recollect ...

Loneliness is a strange dopamine by Dipanwita Dey

20 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Loneliness is a strange dopamine Dipanwita Dey Loneliness is a strange dopamine.Slowly, steadily, it consumes existence.Under its spell, it traps, str...

A Boy Moose Ate My Tulips by Erynne DeVore

19 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A Boy Moose Ate My Tulips Erynne DeVore i discovered marbles and obsidian buried in my garden next to the worms after a moose ate my tulips“of cours...

Raindrops by Kunjal Saraswat

18 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Raindrops Kunjal Saraswat Raindrops shine under warm lights.I notice it for the first timeAs I sit here—Two hours deepInto this nightWith the rain.W...

The Anatomy of a Queer Body by Gokul Prabhu

17 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Anatomy of a Queer Body Gokul Prabhu This poem first appeared In Plainspeak.Please tread gently. This poem has potentially disturbing content.I se...

Sunday Recap & Episode 200!

16 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Here’s your recap of this week’s poems plus one new poem to carry us into the week ahead.Nov 10 - Signs by Defne Kartal @defnewrites on InstagramN...

"A lousy sunday afternoon when The world had gone" by Aliya Narghese

15 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"A lousy sunday afternoon when" Aliya Narghese A lousy sunday afternoon whenThe world had gone, for a momentary slumber Her world fell forever quiet b...

The Altar I Didn’t Know I was Building by Elle Zaspel

14 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Altar I Didn’t Know I was Building Elle Zaspel There’s a small bowl on the bookshelf,not meant for anything in particular.But in it: a cicada ...

In Another Lifetime by Edyth Grace

13 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In Another Lifetime Edyth Grace To an old friend, wherever you are.......In another lifetime,Where the skies are plastered With soft pinks and bluesan...

"this is not a poem (exactly)" by Tess Ezzy

12 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"this is not a poem (exactly)" Tess Ezzy this is not a poem (exactly)but a leaf-fall of words unclaimed—(dear dirt) how softly youlistenand when win...

Sometimes I feel like writing by Junaid Ali Akbar

11 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes I feel like writing Junaid Ali Akbar Sometimes I feel like writing...Writing words that could shake the earth, But how foolish of me to thi...

Signs by Defne Kartal

10 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Signs Defne Kartal I don’t believe in signs but I doI beg for them daily, and when they arrive -A postcard, a dog, a friend, a group of musicians, a...

Sunday Recap & The prompt was to write by Maggie Devers

09 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Here’s your recap of this week’s poems plus one new poem to carry us into the week ahead.Nov 3 -  Naked by Danielle Martin @cosquelle.mind on...

"Dear death" by Alexis M Levine

08 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A poem inspired by Emily Dickinson Dear death How can I stay when you, more than life, make me feel seen? They call you cruel, but I have seen the g...

Nightmares are dreams too by Dimple Dinesh Lokhande

07 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Nightmares are dreams too Dimple Dinesh Lokhande In the midnight sky, as breeze passes by, In our sleep, we tend to fly, To a place where dreams seem ...

you wrote anyway by Abhilasha Ghosh

06 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

you wrote anyway Abhilasha Ghosh july 25th, 2025 you were told writing was a man’s terrain— ink too heavy, thought too sharp for your soft hands. ...

Her Absence by Katrina Kaye

05 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Her Absence Katrina Kaye I do not regret the days I spent loving you in her absence. I do not regret your tempered touches as you searched for her ski...

Poetry Reading by Maggie Devers & An Exciting Announcement

04 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Poetry Reading Maggie Devers After Chelsie DianeThis is a rememberingWhen we come togetherAnd read our truth.We have been doing this forever.They have...

Naked by Danielle Martin

03 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Naked Danielle Martin Naked in the truth that she is alone she hugs herself tightly and succeeds in creating the illusion of wellness. Damp eyes close...

Sunday Recap & Forty-Three Is Poetry by Maggie Devers

02 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Here’s your recap of this week’s poems plus one new poem to carry us into the week ahead.Oct 27 -  i don't remember being small by Momena Kha...

"I would peel pomegranates for you—" by Hareem Ismail

01 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I would peel pomegranates for you—Not just slice them open, but gently with my fingers stained red— I would learn its anatomy, the way they bruise...

Coffin monologue: The non-rhyming rant poem by Manasvita Sukthankar

31 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Coffin monologue: The non-rhyming rant poem Manasvita Sukthankar I love myself,but which one?Can I love the person that most hate?Does she deserve the...

The Spider by Philippe Blenkiron

30 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Spider Philippe Blenkiron "Is God a Spider?" I asked,"constantly weavingelectron threads into spiraling elemental webs?His iron will, spun with a ...

Green Soup by Tabitha Dial

29 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Green Soup Tabitha Dial (Halloween Night 2020)From a quiet keeping-space,I promise my motherghostto create meals and music.Even if from dry bones and ...

What Are We by Laker Patience

28 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What Are We Laker Patience What are we? is there even a we, or is it possibly just a you and a me, a concoction of delusion, desire, mismatched expect...

i don't remember being small by Momena Khan

27 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

i don't remember being small Momena Khan i was sitting beside her, my not-sister. we were eating oranges and she was laughing with her whole mouth ope...

Sunday Recap & "What 42 years of life have taught me" by Maggie Devers

26 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Here’s your recap of this week’s poems plus one new poem to carry us into the week ahead.Oct 20 - Places Passing By by Paige Keller @pk_fictions o...

Garden of Eden by Yonsiri Rojas

25 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Garden of Eden Yonsiri Rojas lulling sunbeam through the boughssoothing ballad of a plum-haired dollhazy notes of pure joyher naked feet wet in fresh ...

Bills for Bills of Bills for Bills by Charlotte Stuart

24 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Bills for Bills of Bills for Bills Charlotte Stuart They hand me bills for bills of bills for bills,Stacked like bricks in window sills.    ...

Seventh Wonder by Joba the Poète

23 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Seventh Wonder Joba the Poète Seven wonders of the worldyet I trip like the leaning tower of Pisawhen you sing out my namewith a nine minus two, or r...

"If love were a predator," by McKenzie Hager

22 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If love were a predator,I’d let it hunt me down.While it prowled,I’d shuffle the leavesjust enough to be heard.I’d welcome the weightof its body...

Keeping It This Way by Swan Melloh

21 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Keeping It This Way Swan Melloh I am not your propertyI rather tell myself than youwho wears oblivion for shoes,walks without a knowing heart.I suppos...

Places Passing By by Paige Keller

20 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Places Passing By Paige Keller Sitting on a patio sipping tea under the sun, writing notes intomy phone through the breeze. Imagining different days a...

Sunday Recap & Cast Off by Maggie Devers

19 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Here’s your recap of this week’s poems plus one new poem to carry us into the week ahead.Oct 13 - House of Childhood by Nataša Benedičič @natas...

"I dream of a happy ending." by Alena Peacock

18 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I dream of a happy ending.Perfect and unyielding.A quiet love, so loud, its deafening.Where I would not ever have to question their affection.I'd be s...

Tell Me by Evita Arakelian

17 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tell Me Evita Arakelian Tell me of a flavour I have forgotten,of a song I may have heard a stranger hum to her child in some store, some day.Tell me a...

Love Letter to the Lesion in My Brain by Erin Zarro

16 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Love Letter to the Lesion in My Brain Erin Zarro TW: explicit language, illness, mentions of deathHere’s a secret. This thing in my brain – this m...

"I want to escape this world." by Lipy Goyal

15 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I want to escape this world.And sit with somebody in a quiet place.Looking at the stars, imagine a new world.Drinking silence in a cup of coffeeThe ch...

"Where will we get" by Sophia Nerenberg

14 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Where will we getWith the attack? Will the caged bird Finally bend the metal? Or should it learn to pick the lock? Where will we get With the oppressi...

House of Childhood by Nataša Benedičič

13 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

House of Childhood Nataša Benedičič I would rest in a secret gardenWatering my unsaid thoughtsFor they had no other placeSince they were “too muc...

Sunday Recap & Seek Truth by Maggie Devers

12 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Here’s your recap of this week’s poems plus one new poem to carry us into the week ahead.Oct 6 - Remember by Olivia Woods @owibia_writes on Instag...

Twenty-First. Night. Monday by Anna Akhmatova

11 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Twenty-First. Night. Monday Anna Akhmatova Twenty-first. Night. Monday.Silhouette of the capitol in darkness.Some good-for-nothing–who knows why–m...

"If a tree falls" by Amelia Dunn

10 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"If a tree falls" Amelia Dunn If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to notice does it make a sound?Does its impact even hit the ground? W...

Another Day in May by Anthony Robinson

09 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Another Day in MayAnthony Robinson Now more coffee and Brian Wilson And skittering creatures. I've eatenTacos for three days straight and DadIs still ...

"Gone are the days" by Rusha Chatterjee

08 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"Gone are the days" Rusha Chatterjee Gone are the dayswhen my house felt like home,now the rooms filled with thousandmemories feels like a cage,suffoc...

"Nobody is coming to save you" by Georgia Groza

07 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"Nobody is coming to save you" Georgia Groza Nobody is coming to save you Stitch it back up, learn to live with it. The world doesn’t begin and end ...

Remember by Olivia Woods

06 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Remember Olivia Woods Your apples were as savory as sunlight I can’t remember the last time they seemed so sweetThe last time they were as red as ro...

Sunday Recap & Kick It by Maggie Devers

05 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Here’s your recap of this week’s poems plus one new poem to carry us into the week ahead.Sep 29 - Lebensabschnittspartner by Sarthak Mukherji @sar...

Bloodfruit by Abby Zhang

04 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Bloodfruit Abby Zhang Say it, like you used to peel blood oranges with your teeth, Ma.The flesh splits soft and shivering under the pressure,its rind...

i am not a poet by Kole Kealey

03 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

i am not a poet Kole Kealey i touched rock bottom before i ever touched apen, so do not call me a poetcall me your mother tongue,burning the back of y...

Silver Filigree by Travers Charron

03 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Silver Filigree Travers Charron Before the day unbuttons its sky,while morning’s breath still clings to the grass, I find it—a single web,threaded...

Grapes by Frankie Reed

01 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Grapes Frankie Reed we hung together —tight, green,not yet sweet.small things,skin against skin,no space for air.you leanedinto every breeze.I held ...

Taemong by Kimberly McAfee

30 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Taemong Kimberly McAfee After Li-Young Lee*My mother had a dream of me,when she and I were one.She dreamed of a snakecoiled on her belly.It was her ta...

Lebensabschnittspartner by Sarthak Mukherji

29 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Lebensabschnittspartner Sarthak Mukherji Lebensabschnittspartner.Life - section - partner.A gorgeous German distillationof something about as mystifyi...

Sunday Recap & Born Artist by Maggie Devers

28 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Here’s your recap of this week’s poems plus one new poem to carry us into the week ahead.Sep 22 - "a walk from my Eve to my Lilith" by Eva Garg @t...

Cliff by Ofelia ferch Rhos

27 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Cliff Ofelia ferch Rhos Salt spattered on chalk carves out the rough-hewn shape of thought:the cliff is a canvas where they escape me, and become mamm...

Winds of reverie by Philippa Drake

26 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Winds of reverie Philippa Drake A lord soarsinto the azure expanseforsaking blood bondschasing the winds of libertyto repose in distant islandswhere n...

Clouds Have Always Been Women by Nanki Kandhari

25 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Clouds Have Always Been Women Nanki Kandhari Clouds have always been women—braided in softness,swollen with storiesthey were never allowed to pour.T...

Ash and Gardens by Jessica Sorya

24 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ash and Gardens Jessica Sorya She asks me, “What did I want at nineteenthat I have now?”I answer, “Nothing. Everything I wanted is gone.”Ever...

Nikomis by Shelby Larkin

23 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Nikomis Shelby Larkin Your smile sung out to sunshine& carried it across ages& every sunny day has a piece of you in itI think of you when a b...

"a walk from my Eve to my Lilith" by Eva Garg

22 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

a walk from my Eve to my Lilitha swim within my own soulOne was made from your rib,the other, from the same soil as you.One sacrificed herself for you...

Sunday Recap & Theory by Maggie Devers

21 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Here’s your recap of this week’s poems plus one new poem to carry us into the week ahead.Sep 15 - First Person Account of a Seed by Vinita Agrawal...

A Pocketful of Joy by Mishty Singh

20 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A Pocketful of Joy by Mishty Singh Joy doesn't always dance in paradesor call your name from mountaintops.Sometimes, it drifts in quietly the same way...

When I fall asleep by Jessica Lyon-Wall

19 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When I fall asleep by Jessica Lyon-Wall I was 12 when they brought me back. The process Was a slow one, over a year I went unnoticed, Pale, thin, and ...

Sometimes by Hania Anwar

18 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes by Hania AnwarSometimesI wish I was born aManin true Plath-ian fashionto roam the desolate fieldsat Dusky Dawnwithout the gripping fearof be...

I am the dove by GiGi

17 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I am the doveby GiGi I am the dove. My song is mournful,a single nerve splitting cry outin painbecause it’s fucking rainingand pouringwith pressure ...

the listener by Laura Theis

16 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

the listener Laura Theis her magic was so gentle you may not have known itfor a spellthe way she was able to listen so openlythat we were each coaxed ...

First Person Account of a Seed by Vinita Agrawal

15 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

First Person Account of a Seed by Vinita Agrawal All night, the face of awning greenhovers above me, its branches carved partlywith the grimace of my ...

Sunday Recap & Play More by Maggie Devers

14 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Here’s your recap of this week’s poems plus one new poem to carry us into the week ahead.Sep 8 - Broken by Ani Leland @neversent.poetry on Instagr...

Mabon by Danielle Marie Cahill

13 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mabon Danielle Marie Cahill We choose three glowing apples in the greengrocerand take them home: one for each of us,polished scarlet.I slice them hori...

Grief is like a corpse in the land of the living. by Kimeysia

12 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Grief is like a corpse in the land of the living. Kimeysia They say grief is found in the saddest of people,In the saddest of families,In the lost and...

Koi Pond by Isra Cheema

11 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Koi Pond Isra Cheema This poem was first published in Ghost City PressTW: AbortionLook down and see your unborn baby floating in the middle of the toi...

I Watched Gaza Burn From My Bed by Fatima Zahra Gul

10 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I Watched Gaza Burn From My Bed Fatima Zahra Gul i made teawhile gaza lost internet.they bombed jabalialike it wasn’t filled with sleeping children....

Pop Punk Therapy (Kristen’s Version) by Kristen Rosasco

09 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Pop Punk Therapy (Kristen’s Version) Kristen Rosasco I. THIRTY, FLIRTY, AND DEEPLY UNWELLThey told me thirty would feel likefreedom—like a crisp C...

Broken by Ani Leland

08 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Broken Ani Leland They say I'm heartbrokenBut heartache can't sufficiently describeHow the physical agony in my chest steals the air from my lungsPain...

Sunday Recap & I Worry by Maggie Devers

07 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Here’s your recap of this week’s poems plus one new poem to carry us into the week ahead.Sep 1 - The Bleeding of Dreams by Dean Charpentier @mrcha...

Stillness of Light by J. Ishaan

06 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Stillness of Light J. Ishaan The wind runs wildacross empty ground—no footsteps, no voice,no soul to meet its cry.The sun slips away,its final raysb...

Accidental Birds by Deborah Howard

05 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Accidental Birds Deborah Howard Let’s meet beyond the ticking of clockswhere the river flows over smooth stoneand wildflowers lace the muddy banks.I...

A memorial service before death by Adheena S Farhan

04 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A memorial service before death Adheena S Farhan a house/ before it’s a funeral home/ is a pitstop for God.a hot midafternoon always seems to linger...

When I die, lay me down under a willow tree by Peyton Michelle Bryant

03 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When I die, lay me down under a willow treefacing my mountains dressed in blue. Bury me in the costume jewelry my grandmother gave me-a ring on every ...

Playground by David Park

02 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Playground David Park In the spheres the playgrounds are alive!Excitement pours forth in laughter and tears. What’s now and what’s nextis felt as ...