poetry

In the spring of 2017, Somali(lander) social media played host to a heated debate about government corruption, socio-economic justice and the future of Somaliland’s democratic project. The debate took place entirely in verse and became known as Miimley (‘in/with m’), as all its poems alliterate in miin (‘m’). In an immediate sense, Miimley went viral as it became a forum for airing several simmer…

The Revelations is a self-actualization in the form of a poetry collection. The speaker’s realization that reality is relative arrives through a Title IX case against an abusive boyfriend and former bandmate. Poems such as “Complainant / Respondent” use rigid legal structures to investigate the fluidity of truth and perception and how they can be manipulated. With her band on hiatus and the case …

A specialized translation anthology collecting twenty-two pivotal voices of Hebrew lyricism, translated directly into Albanian. The volume serves an intercultural purpose, analyzing existential themes, historical memory, and the hermeneutics of human-divine dialogue within a particular context; the Jewish cultural framework, but it contains universal messages in its essence for all. ( direct link…

In a Q&A, Andrew Bode-Lang, teaching professor of English at Penn State and winner of Rattle literary magazine's 2026 poetry chapbook prize, discussed poetry's relevance in an increasingly artificial intelligence-driven age.

* Text: If You Were Looking for a Sign, This Is It Yesterday was hard. The day before yesterday, hard, too. Somehow, something about today has made it soft. Not the unrelenting blankness of the December sky. Not the pain in my teeth, or my hands, or my aching heart. Not the electric bill. Not […] The post Not Everything Is Terrible, Poetry Edition appeared first on The Last Word On Nothing .

Disciplines Creative Writing | Poetry Publication Date 2023 Document Type Creative Writing DOI 10.25778/f7e0-5338 Recommended Citation Ashley, Kenneth W. (2023) "A Bag of Apples," OUR Journal: ODU Undergraduate Research Journal: Vol. 10, Article 1. DOI: 10.25778/f7e0-5338 Available at: https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/ourj/vol10/iss1/1

By Steven Wade Veatch There are many ways to view and understand our world. Science provides theories, psychology exposes human nature, philosophy assesses reality, religion shapes faith, and literature offers insight. Poetry shines light into the dark recesses of our lives, revealing essential truths about us and to us. Poetry inspires me; it is one way I experience and understand the world. Poe…