Not enough language for the singing flock. The man fishing at the mouth of it. Tonight, I hang dresses […] Scene XXXV by Loisa FenichellMarch 14, 2021 in TQ23 Poetry Prize tagged Loisa Fenichell by Wendy Chen
It threatens to charm me: the sternness of centers. Oh, I have turned away to find my sister […] PERSISTENCE by Jessica O. MarshMarch 14, 2021 in TQ23 Poetry Prize tagged Jessica O. Marsh by Wendy Chen
Say I’m killed by lightning while feeding a horse. A light drizzle, the meadow wide and lush. Say […] Life Insurance (Free Consultation) by Peter KrumbachMarch 14, 2021 in TQ23 Poetry Prize tagged Peter Krumbach by Wendy Chen
The stream moves uneasily after run-off shines with pollution as we make our way to the edge, touch […] Aubade Between Two Counties by Kat NeisMarch 14, 2021 in TQ23 Poetry Prize tagged Kat Neis by Wendy Chen
No abduction. Just a hoop of light I felt like stepping into. At a folding desk with a box […] Explaining Marriage to an Alien by Peter KrumbachMarch 14, 2021 in TQ23 Poetry Prize tagged Peter Krumbach by Wendy Chen
Cours Cabronne, Nantes In the downpour, a girl was burying a small box. Inside, a hamster, dead and wrapped […] Nocturne with Burials by Kat NeisMarch 14, 2021 in TQ23 Poetry Prize tagged Kat Neis by Wendy Chen
The dwarf palm curves up and out from the soil behind the shoulder-high wall the way the coyote […] Wildfire by Steve McDonaldMarch 14, 2021 in TQ23 Poetry Prize tagged Steve McDonald by Wendy Chen
Justin and I stole my boyfriend’s Ford wagon for its beach pass sticker and drove out to […] Mercy by Katharine WhitcombMarch 14, 2021 in TQ23 Poetry Prize tagged Katharine Whitcomb by Wendy Chen
Golden Shovel after Emily Dickinson The body is on its knees apparently gardening is something like prayer as […] The Garden by Steve McDonaldMarch 14, 2021 in TQ23 Poetry Prize tagged Steve McDonald by Wendy Chen
Agnus Dei, Samuel Barber, 1967 Instrument of the body, breath, larynx—the Rotterdam Symphony Chorus, 2015, lifts me out […] Lamb of God X: After a Next Beheading by Jed ...March 14, 2021 in TQ23 Poetry Prize tagged Jed Myers by Wendy Chen
That post-electro-shock therapy lookon my grandmother’s face. Her mornings in the yellow world we called them. Cheekbones a […] PORTRAIT MODE by Christopher SalernoMarch 14, 2021 in TQ23 Poetry Prize tagged Christopher Salerno by Wendy Chen
Funny, I thought Effigee would be a woman, her story stretched out soft coal and sorry before me, […] GIVEN NAME: Effigee Sampson by Naima Yael TokunowMarch 14, 2021 in TQ23 Poetry Prize tagged Naima Yael Tokunow by Wendy Chen