To Memory, a Pantoum by Jacinta White published in Change Seven Magazine, Issue 2.1 His favorite tie hangs on the back of the wicker...

Being as we are in a very traditional time of year--the holidays can turn even the most relaxed person into a crazed traditionalist about...

Butter by Elizabeth Alexander published in her 1996 book, Body of Life My mother loves butter more than I do, more than anyone. She pulls...

Turkeys by Mary Mack published in her book, Breaking the Fever (Marsh Hawk Press) One November a week before Thanksgiving the Ohio river...

This week's prompt very definitely lends itself to poems, essays, stories, one-act plays, performance art, and a lot of other things!...

When Giving Is All We Have by Alberto Ríos One river gives Its journey to the next. We give because someone gave to us. We give because...

Conversation with a Fireman from Brooklyn by Tess Gallagher He offers, between planes, to buy me a drink. I’ve never talked to a fireman...

When My Gender is First Named Disorder by torrin a. greathouse published in The Indianapolis Review Do they mean this as a synonym for...

In "When My Gender is First Named Disorder," torrin a. greathouse has created a poem filled with poetry-perfect nouns. They are specific,...

Recuerdo by Edna St. Vincent Millay We were very tired, we were very merry— We had gone back and forth all night on the ferry. It was...

From Dictionary.com: Crush (noun) an intense but usually short-lived infatuation with someone. Prompt Choice 1: Altogether,...

Why I Have a Crush On You, UPS Man by Alice N. Persons published in her book, Don't Be A Stranger you bring me all the things I order are...

The Mother Writes to the Murderer: A Letter byNaomi Shihab Nye To you whose brain is a blunt fist pushed deep inside your skull whose...