I. The trees are still mostly green. One hemisphere of paleness, a plaque or two of blood-coloreds, […] It’s time to write poems now about my father by ...March 14, 2021 in TQ23 Poetry Prize tagged Alex Chertok by Wendy Chen
I studied fire scars on turbine blades by blue tape measure, by calendar. By blue tape measure, […] Necklace by Laura Joyce-HubbardMarch 14, 2021 in TQ23 Poetry Prize tagged Laura Joyce-Hubbard by Wendy Chen
“O sweetness of eternity, may my heart grow to love thee” Prayers for Fellow-Prisoners To repeat a word […] Alzheimer’s pantoum by Alex ChertokMarch 14, 2021 in TQ23 Poetry Prize tagged Alex Chertok by Wendy Chen
—after Vuillard’s Garden at Vaucresson House is a dappled construct House is a shadowed land on a small […] After Vuillard by Sarah MaclayMarch 14, 2021 in TQ23 Poetry Prize tagged Sarah Maclay by Wendy Chen
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